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John R. Neill is the author of Scarecrow of Oz (2024), Rinkitink in Oz (2024), Grampa in Oz (Annotated) (2021), The Royal Book of Oz Illustrated (2021), The Story of Little Black Sambo (2020).

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Scarecrow of Oz

release date: May 22, 2024
Scarecrow of Oz
L Frank Baum considered The Scarecrow of Oz to be his best book. It opens with Trot and Cap'n Bill rowing along a shore of the Pacific Ocean a mighty whirlpool engulfs them and sinks their boat. The old sailorman and the little girl are miraculously saved and regain consciousness to find themselves in a sea cavern. (To this day Trot asserts she felt mermaid arms about her during those terrible moments under water.) They experience one perilous adventure after another until eventually they make their way to Jinxland and meet the Scarecrow who takes charge of things once Cap'n Bill is transformed into a tiny grasshopper with a wooden leg. Will the Captain remain a grasshopper or will Trot the Scarecrow and their friends be able to restore him to his former shape and life? Find out in the exciting conclusion of The Scarecrow of Oz. This lavishly illustrated edition has more than one hundred of the original John R. Neill illustrations.

Rinkitink in Oz

release date: May 15, 2024
Rinkitink in Oz
Rinkitink in Oz: Prince Inga of Pingaree must rescue his parents and all of the subjects from his kingdom who were kidnaped by marauders form Regos and Coregos. Prince Inga along with the visiting King Rinkitink and Bilbil the goat set off on a series of grand adventures that will lead them to the underground kingdom of the Nome King. Will Inga's bravery and courage be enough to save his parents and all of their subjects? This lavishly illustrated edition has more than one hundred illustrations by John R. Neill.

Grampa in Oz (Annotated)

release date: Apr 03, 2021
Grampa in Oz (Annotated)
Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-John Rea Neill (November 12, 1877 - September 19, 1943) was an illustrator of children's magazines and books known primarily for illustrating more than forty stories set in the Land of Oz, including those by L. Frank Baum, Ruth Plumly Thompson, and three of his own. His pen and ink drawings have been identified almost exclusively with the Oz series. He did a lot of illustration work for magazines and newspapers that are not so well known today.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, John R. Neill did his first illustration work for the Philadelphia Central High School newspaper in 1894-95. Neill dropped out of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts after one semester because he said, "They have nothing to teach me."He then turned to advertising art for the Wanamaker department store in Philadelphia. He became a staff artist for the American newspaper in Philadelphia, for which he produced features such as the Toyland comic strip, illustrations for the serialization of 'The Fate of a Crown' (a book by L. Frank Baum), Children's Stories That Never Old grow, and the Sunday comic page 'The Little Journeys of Nip and Tuck' with verses by WR Bradford (1909-1910). He was first commissioned to illustrate The Wonderful Land of Oz, L. Frank Baum's second book of Oz, published in 1904;

The Royal Book of Oz Illustrated

release date: Feb 18, 2021
The Royal Book of Oz Illustrated
The Royal Book of Oz (1921) is the fifteenth in the series of Oz books, and the first, by Ruth Plumly Thompson, to be written after L. Frank Baum's death. Although Baum was credited as the author, it was written entirely by Thompson. Beginning in the 1980s, some editions have correctly credited Thompson, although the cover of the 2001 edition by Dover Publications credits only Baum. The original introduction claimed that the book was based on notes by Baum, but this has been disproved. Baum's surviving notes, known as "An Oz Book" are known from four typewritten pages found at his publisher's, but their authenticity as Baum's work has been disputed. Even if genuine, they bear no resemblance to Thompson's book.

The Story of Little Black Sambo

release date: Jun 01, 2020
The Story of Little Black Sambo
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

The Best Books of Fairy Tales

release date: Nov 07, 2018
The Best Books of Fairy Tales
ILLUSTRATED EDITION Persia is rich in folk lore. For hundreds and hundreds of years the stories in this book, and many others as well, have been told to the wondering boys and girls of that country, who, as they hear them, picture their native land as one of roses and tulips, where beautiful fairies build their castles in the rosy morn, and black gnomes fly around in the darkness of midnight. CONTENT INTRODUCTION THE CAT AND THE MOUSE THE SON OF THE SOAP SELLER THE KING'S TREASURE THE KING AND THE FISHERMAN

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz.

release date: May 12, 2018
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz is the fourth book set in the Land of Oz written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by John R. Neill. It was published on June 18, 1908 and reunites Dorothy with the humbug Wizard from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). This is one of only two of the original fourteen Oz books (the other being The Emerald City of Oz (1910), to be illustrated with watercolor paintings. Baum, having resigned himself to writing a series of Oz books, set up elements of this book in the prior Ozma of Oz (1907). He was not entirely pleased with this, as the introduction to Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz opens with the protest that he knows many tales of many lands, and hoped that children would permit him to tell them those tales. Written shortly after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and around the time Baum moved to California, the book starts with an earthquake in California. Dorothy and others are swallowed up by cracks in the earth, and fall into an underground cavern, where they begin their adventures

Kabumpo in Oz

release date: Jun 17, 2017

The Cat and the Mouse: a Book of Persian Fairy Tales

release date: Jun 17, 2017
The Cat and the Mouse: a Book of Persian Fairy Tales
The Cat and the Mouse: A Book of Persian Fairy Tales Coloring book

The Sea Fairies

release date: May 22, 2017

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

release date: May 08, 2017
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz Coloring book

The Tin Woodman of Oz

release date: May 06, 2017
The Tin Woodman of Oz
The tin woodman of Oz Coloring book

The Emerald City of Oz

release date: May 06, 2017
The Emerald City of Oz
The Emerald city of Oz Coloring book

The Road to Oz

release date: May 06, 2017

Tik-Tok of Oz

release date: May 05, 2017

The Scarecrow of Oz

release date: May 05, 2017
The Scarecrow of Oz
The Scarecrow of Oz Coloring book

Ozma of Oz

release date: Apr 22, 2017

Glinda of Oz

release date: Apr 15, 2017

The Marvelous Land of Oz; Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman ... a Sequel to the Wizard of Oz. By; L. Frank Baum, Illustrated by

release date: Feb 16, 2017
The Marvelous Land of Oz; Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman ... a Sequel to the Wizard of Oz. By; L. Frank Baum, Illustrated by
The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, commonly shortened to The Land of Oz, published on July 5, 1904, is the second of L. Frank Baum's books set in the Land of Oz, and the sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). PLOT: The events are set shortly after the events in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and after Dorothy Gale's departure back to Kansas. The protagonist of the novel is an orphan boy called Tip. For as long as he can remember, Tip has been under the guardianship of a cruel Wicked Witch named Mombi(who is the main antagonist) and lives in the northern quadrant of Oz called Gillikin Country. Mombi has always been extremely mean and abusive to Tip. As Mombi is returning home one day, Tip plans to get revenge and frighten her with a wooden man he has made, with a large Jack-o'-lantern he carves for a head, thus naming him Jack Pumpkinhead. To Tip's dismay, Mombi is not fooled by this trick, and she takes this opportunity to demonstrate the new magic "Powder of Life" that she had just obtained from another sorcerer. Mombi tells Tip that she intends to transform him into a marble statue to punish him for his mischievous ways. In order to avoid being turned into a marble statue, Tip runs away with Jack that very same night and steals the Powder of Life. He uses it to animate the wooden Sawhorse for Jack to ride. The Sawhorse runs so quickly that Tip is left behind. Walking alone, he meets General Jinjur's all-girl Army of Revolt, which is planning to overthrow the Scarecrow (who has ruled the Emerald City since the end of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz). Meanwhile, Jack and the Sawhorse arrive at the Emerald City and make the acquaintance of His Majesty the Scarecrow. Jinjur and her crew invade the Emerald city, terrorize the citizens, and loot the city, causing great havoc and chaos. Tip joins Jack and the Scarecrow in the palace, and they escape on the Sawhorse's back.The companions arrive at the tin castle of the Tin Woodman (who now rules the Winkie Kingdom following the Wicked Witch of the West's demise in the first book) and plan to retake the Emerald City with his help. On their way back, they are diverted by the magic of Mombi (whom Jinjur recruited to help her apprehend them). They are joined by the "Highly Magnified and Thoroughly Educated" Woggle-Bug, and aided by the loyal field mice and their Mouse Queen. The Queen of the field mice allows the Scarecrow to take twelve mice concealed in his straw. When the party reaches the Emerald City, Jinjur and her soldiers imprison the group and lock them away. ... Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 - May 6, 1919), better known by his pen name L. Frank Baum, was an American author chiefly known for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen novel sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and a host of other works (55 novels in total, plus four "lost works," 83 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings), and made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen. His works anticipated such century-later commonplaces as television, augmented reality, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high risk, action-heavy occupations (Mary Louise in the Country), and the ubiquity of advertising on clothing (Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work). John Rea Neill (November 12, 1877 - September 19, 1943) was a magazine and children's book illustrator primarily known for illustrating more than forty stories set in the Land of Oz, including L. Frank Baum's, Ruth Plumly Thompson's, and three of his own. His pen-and-ink drawings have become identified almost exclusively with the Oz series. He did a great deal of magazine and newspaper illustration work which is not as well known today.

The Emerald City of Oz (1910), by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill(illustrated)Original Version

release date: May 09, 2016
The Emerald City of Oz (1910), by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill(illustrated)Original Version
The Emerald City of Oz is the sixth of L. Frank Baum's fourteen Land of Oz books. It was also adapted into a Canadian animated film in 1987. Originally published on July 20, 1910, it is the story of Dorothy Gale and her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em coming to live in Oz permanently. While they are toured through the Quadling Country, the Nome King is assembling allies for an invasion of Oz. This is the first time in the Oz series that Baum made use of double plots for one of the books. Baum had intended to cease writing Oz stories with this book, but financial pressures prompted him to write and publish The Patchwork Girl of Oz, with seven other Oz books to follow.The book was dedicated to "Her Royal Highness Cynthia II of Syracuse" actually the daughter (born in the previous year, 1909) of the author's younger brother, Henry Clay "Harry" Baum.At the beginning of this story, it is made quite clear that Dorothy Gale (the primary protagonist of many of the previous Oz books), is in the habit of freely speaking of her many adventures in the Land of Oz to her only living relatives, her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. Neither of them believes a word of her stories, but consider her a dreamer, as her dead mother had been. She is undeterred (unlike her alter ego in the film Return to Oz who is much perturbed by her guardians' doubts.) Later, it is revealed that the destruction of their farmhouse by the tornado back in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has left Uncle Henry in terrible debt. In order to pay it, he has taken out a mortgage on his farm. If he cannot repay his creditors, they will seize the farm, thus leaving Henry and his family homeless. He is not too afraid for himself, but both he and his wife, Aunt Em, fear very much for their niece's future. Upon learning this, Dorothy quickly arranges with Princess Ozma to let her bring her guardians to Oz where they will be very happier and forever safe. Using the Magic Belt (a tool captured from the jealous Nome King Roquat), Ozma transports them to her throne room. They are given rooms to live in and luxuries to enjoy, including a vast and complex wardrobe. They meet with many of Dorothy's animal friends, including the Cowardly Lion and Billina the Yellow Hen. In the underground Nome Kingdom, the Nome King, Roquat, is plotting to conquer the Land of Oz and recover his magic belt, which Dorothy took from him in Ozma of Oz. After ordering the expulsion of his General (who will not agree to such an attack) and the death of his Colonel (who also refuses), King Roquat holds counsel with a veteran soldier called Guph. Guph believes that against the many magicians of Oz (the reputation of which has grown in the telling), the Nome Army has no chance alone. He therefore sets out personally to recruit allies. John Rea Neill (November 12, 1877 - September 19, 1943) was a magazine and children's book illustrator primarily known for illustrating more than forty stories set in the Land of Oz, including L. Frank Baum's, Ruth Plumly Thompson's, and three of his own.His pen-and-ink drawings have become identified almost exclusively with the Oz series. He did a great deal of magazine and newspaper illustration work which is not as well known today.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, John R. Neill did his first illustration work for the Philadelphia's Central High School newspaper in 1894-95. Neill dropped out of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts after one semester because he said, "they have nothing to teach me."

The Scalawagons of Oz

release date: Sep 01, 1991
The Scalawagons of Oz
When the strange and mysterious Bell Snickle "snickles" around the scalawagons of Oz, there is big trouble in the Emerald City.

Lucky Bucky in Oz. Founded on and Continuing the ... Oz Stories by L. Frank Baum

The land of Oz : a sequel to the wizard of Oz

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