L. Frank. Baum - Libros y biografía

First published in 1905, 'Mother Goose in Prose' was the first children's book written by author L. Frank Baum, best known for his later series of stories set in the imaginary land of Oz. Featuring an...

"True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid..." Dorothy is in a bit of a pickle. Her house has been swept away in a vicious tornado with just herself and her dog inside, and when she walks out...

Young Rob Joslyn loves experimenting with electricity. One day, when trying to light-up a little cardboard house, he haphazardly connects different wires trying to get the right combination. With a bang...

A young baby named Claus is found abandoned in a forest. Claus is taken in by Ak, the Master Woodsman of the World and a wood nymph named Necile and has a happy upbringing away from other humans. When...

'The Boy Fortune Hunters in China' is the fourth in the series of children's adventure stories by 'Oz' author L. Frank Baum. Sam Steele and his friends Joe and Archie have saved a drowning man – and are...

Originally published under the pseudonym Floyd Akers, 'The Boy Fortune Hunters in Yucatan' is the fifth in the children's adventure series by prolific author L. Frank Baum. We pick up with our three heroes...

'Mary Louise in the Country' is the second book in the popular 'Mary Louise' series of children's books by 'Oz' author L. Frank Baum. Mary Louise and her grandpa Jim have relocated to the sleepy little...

First published under the pseudonym Schuyler Staunton, 'The Fate of a Crown' is one of L. Frank Baum's early adventure stories aimed at an adult audience. Set in the revolutionary Brazil of 1889, young...

Also published under the title 'The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska', 'Sam Steele's Adventures on Land and Sea' is the first story in L. Frank Baum's popular 'Boy Fortune Hunter' series. Sixteen-year-old...

The ninth in the 'Aunt Jane' series of novels by L. Frank Baum, we re-join Elizabeth and Patsy still in California with their Uncle John, to be close to their cousin Louise and her new baby Jane. One...

Originally released under the pseudonym Laura Bancroft, 'Policeman Bluejay' is a children's story by the famous 'Oz' author L. Frank Baum. Friends Twinkle and Chubbins are lost in the Great Forest when...

"There is no doubt they intend to kill us as dead as possible in a short time," said the Wizard."As dead as poss'ble would be pretty dead, wouldn't it?" asked Dorothy." During an earthquake in California...

Whatever happened in the lands of Oz after Dorothy left? In this sequel to the 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', we meet a young boy named Tip, who, unlike Dorothy, has grown up in this magical place. He...

First published in 1905, author L. Frank Baum considered 'Queen Zixi of Ix or The Story of the Magic Cloak' to be one of his greatest works. Closer in style to a traditional fairy tale than many of his...

In the second book in 'The Boy Fortune Hunters' children's adventure series by L. Frank Baum, we are reunited with our hero Sam Steele. Now the captain of his very own ship, Sam is travelling around South...

First published in 1905 'The Woggle-Bug Book' by L. Frank Baum follows the humorous exploits of the Woggle-Bug – a quirky and eccentric character who first appeared in 'The Marvelous Land of Oz'. In the...

First published in 1912 'Sky Island' is the sequel to L. Frank Baum's earlier novel 'The Sea Fairies'. We re-join courageous Tiny Trot and her friend, the old sea captain Bill Weedles in Southern California....

Good news for those who found themselves missing the original heroine of Oz in the second book because in 'Ozma of Oz' (1907), Dorothy is back! Traveling to Australia with her uncle, Dorothy is once again...

"Roads," observed the shaggy man, "don't go anywhere. They stay in one place, so folks can walk on them." A shaggy-looking man, imaginatively called Shaggy Man, asks Dorothy for directions to Butterfield,...

In the eighth instalment in the 'Aunt Jane' series of novels by L. Frank Baum, we join Uncle John, Patsy and Elizabeth as they head to California to visit their cousin Louise and her husband Arthur Weldon,...

First published in 1909, 'Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work' is the fourth book in the 'Aunt Jane' series by author L. Frank Baum. Louise, Elizabeth and Patsy hear that their friend Kenneth Forbes is running...

Set during WWI, 'Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls' is the fourth book in the popular children's series by 'Oz' author L. Frank Baum. Mary Louise and her friends decide to form a group to help raise money...

In the tenth and final story in the 'Aunt Jane' series of novels by popular author L. Frank Baum, the cousins Elizabeth and Patsy are contemplating the looming war in Europe. When their film star friend...

Published in 1912, 'Phoebe Daring' is the sequel to L. Frank Baum's earlier children's story 'The Daring Twins'. Young Toby Clark, an orphaned friend of the twins Phoebe and Phil Daring is working as...

First published in 1906, 'Prairie-Dog Town' is a charming short children's story by 'Oz' author L. Frank Baum. In the wholesome town of Edgeley in Dakota live two good little children, Twinkle and her...

First published in 1916, 'Mary Louise' by popular children's author L. Frank Baum is the first in a series of children's detective stories about the courageous young Mary Louise Burrows. Wise beyond her...

First published in 1914, 'Little Wizard Stories of Oz' is a collection of six short stories from the famous and much-loved 'Oz' author L. Frank Baum. Short stories in the collection include 'The Cowardly...

Originally published under the pseudonym Edith van Dyne, 'Mary Louise Solves a Mystery' is the third book in the popular children's series by prolific author L. Frank Baum. Mary Louise is travelling around...

First published in 1912, this is the seventh in the 'Aunt Jane' series by prolific author L. Frank Baum. The three cousins, Louise, Elizabeth and Patsy are staying at their vacation home in upstate New...

Published the year L. Frank Baum died in 1919, 'Mary Louise Adopts a Soldier' is the fifth book in the children's series and is widely considered to have been completed by an anonymous author, based on...