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About All of the Oz Books Cat with pink brains are pretty busy in this book

In "Tik-Tok of Oz" Queen Ann of Oogaboo, with an army of sixteen officers and one private soldier, sets out to conquer the world. Betsy Bobbin and Hank the Mule are shipwrecked and take refuge in the Rose Kingdom. The Shaggy Man sets out to find his long-lost brother, held captive by the NomeGnome [sic] King. Tik-Tok decides to help him. After many exciting experiences the adventurers return safely to the Emerald City. Of course the Scarecrow is one of the jolliest of all the delightful Oz people and so the next book Mr. Baum wrote was called "The Scarecrow of Oz" and in it are related many new adventures of that remarkable fellow. "Rinkitink in Oz" begins in a strange land, far from the dominions of the lovely girl queen of the Emerald City. Dorothy and the funny little Wizard of Oz come into the story and the happy ending comes in true Oz fashion.

"The Lost Princess of Oz" is one of the most surprising of the Oz stories. There are strange adventures in the Winkie country, Button Bright loses himself and the Big Lavender Bear and the Little Pink Bear figure entertainingly. All of the children were overjoyed when "The Tin Woodman of Oz" was put to the forefront in the next book, which bears his name.