Ozma of Oz

Author's Note
My friends the children are responsible for this new "Oz Book," as they were for the last one, which was called The Land of Oz. Their sweet little letters plead to know "more about Dorothy"; and they ask: "What became of the Cowardly Lion?" and "What did Ozma do afterward?"—meaning, of course, after she became the Ruler of Oz. And some of them suggest plots to me, saying: "Please have Dorothy go to the Land of Oz again"; or, "Why don't you make Ozma and Dorothy meet, and have a good time together?" Indeed, could I do all that my little friends ask, I would be obliged to write dozens of books to satisfy their demands. And I wish I could, for I enjoy writing these stories just as much as the children say they enjoy reading them.

Well, here is "more about Dorothy," and about our old friends the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, and about the Cowardly Lion, and Ozma, and all the rest of them; and here, likewise, is a good deal about some new folks that are queer and unusual. One little friend, who read this story before it was printed, said to me: "Billina is real Ozzy, Mr. Baum, and so are Tiktok and the Hungry Tiger."

If this judgment is unbiased and correct, and the little folks find this new story "real Ozzy," I shall be very glad indeed that I wrote it. But perhaps I shall get some more of those very welcome letters from my readers, telling me just how they like "Ozma of Oz." I hope so, anyway.

MACATAWA, 1907.

Contents
CHAPTER 1. The Girl in the Chicken Coop

2. The Yellow Hen

3. Letters in the Sand

4. Tiktok, the Machine Man

5. Dorothy Opens the Dinner Pail

6. The Heads of Langwidere

7. Ozma of Oz to the Rescue

8. The Hungry Tiger

9. The Royal Family of Ev

10. The Giant with the Hammer

11. The Nome King

12. The Eleven Guesses

13. The Nome King Laughs

14. Dorothy Tries to be Brave

15. Billina Frightens the Nome King

16. Purple, Green and Gold

17. The Scarecrow Wins the Fight

18. The Fate of the Tin Woodman

19. The King of Ev

20. The Emerald City

21. Dorothy's Magic Belt