THE FAMOUS FORTY

I know the 40 books are recognized as the official stories of oz.
Only the 14 books written by Baum are translated into Japanese, though I think many Japnese oz fans want to read the rest of the series.

I began to read the books which aren't  translated.
But, it's not easy to me because my English is not so good.

There are many stories of oz besides the Famous Forty. It's impossible for me to read all of them?!

< My Evaluation >
You need patience  to read this
Enjoyable if you are a big oz fan
Valuable to read
I recommend this
You must read this!!

But that is so vague, maybe you'll have a different opinion.

Story and impression of Each book:
No1-No5|No6-No10|No11-No15|No16-No20|No21-No30|No31-No35|No36-No40| To Top page
No title author evaluation
1 The (Wonderful) Wizard of Oz Lyman Frank Baum
All begins from here.
2 The (Marvelous) Land of Oz Lyman Frank Baum
Be outwitted by the author.
3 Ozma of Oz Lyman Frank Baum
Very popular, but I don't like so much.
4 Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz Lyman Frank Baum
Unpopular? I like it.
5 The Road to Oz Lyman Frank Baum
Not so interesting.
6 The Emerald City of Oz Lyman Frank Baum
Nome King,again. Not bad.
7 The Patchwork Gril of Oz Lyman Frank Baum
The patchwork girl is tasteful.
8 Tik-tok of Oz Lyman Frank Baum
The heroine Betsy doesn't appeal to me.
9 The Scarecrow of Oz Lyman Frank Baum
Not so interesting.
10 Rinkitink in Oz Lyman Frank Baum
Good.
11 The Lost Princess of Oz Lyman Frank Baum
Even only the title, I was fascinated!
12 The Tin Woodman of Oz Lyman Frank Baum
The ex-girlfriend of Tin Woodman,though I didn't forget about her, I couldn't imagine her life was like that.
13 The Magic of Oz Lyman Frank Baum
Nome King, again! How persistent he is!
14 Grinda of Oz Lyman Frank Baum
The last book of Baum.
15 The Royal Book of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
Scarecrow should be Scarecrow.
16 Kabumpo in Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
Many fascinateing charactors!
17 The Cowardly Lion of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
Not good. I seem to like a charactor of a middle-aged man?
18 Grampa in Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
19 The Lost King og Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
20 The Hungry Tiger of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
21 The Gnome King of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
22 The Giant Horse of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
23 Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
24 The Yellow Knight of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
25 Pirates in Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
26 The Purple Prince of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
27 Ojo in Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
28 Speedy in Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
29 The Wishing Horse of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
30 Captain Salt in Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
31 Handy Mandy in Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
I admire the vivid personality of Mandy.
32 The Silver Princess in Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
33 Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson
I found new merits in Jelia Jam and Tin Woodman. They are great!
34 The Wonder City of Oz John R. Neill
Though Jenny's personality is not good, I like her.
35 The Scalawagons of Oz John R. Neill
36 Lucky Bucky in Oz John R. Neill
37 The Magical Mimics in Oz Jack Snow
38 The Shaggy Man of Oz Jack Snow
39 The Hidden Vally of Oz Rachel R. Cosgroce
40 Merry-Go-Round in Oz Eloise Jarvis McGraw and
Lauren McGraw Wagner