Roger Stanton Baum (born 1938) is a former banker and stockbroker, and currently (as of 2005) a children's author. Baum publishes by the name Roger S. Baum. He also tours the country, reading from and signing his children's books.

Biography

Baum is a former resident of Los Angeles, since which he has lived in Missouri (Springfield) and Nevada (Las Vegas). Baum is a great-grandson of L. Frank Baum, the original creator of the "Oz" series, and grandson of Frank Joslyn Baum, who published ''The Laughing Dragon of Oz'' in 1935. Many of Roger S. Baum's children's books are set in the same world. Baum had written short stories and another children's book, entitled ''Long Ears And Tailspin In Candy Land'' (1968), before being asked by the International Wizard of Oz Club in 1987 to write original "Oz" stories. The success of his "Oz" books allowed him to leave his banking job in 1990, and become a full-time children's author. Sometimes Baum's earlier material is reworked in his later books; Long Ears And Tailspin In Candy Land's "Candy Land" reappears in his 2000 Toto book, for example. His work does not follow the history of the canon Famous Forty Oz books, even disregarding information given by his great-grandfather's fourteen. Baum's book ''Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage'' was adapted into the film ''Lion of Oz'' (2000). A film adaptation of his book ''Dorothy of Oz (book), Dorothy of Oz'' was produced by Summertime Entertainment. It was titled ''Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return'', and was released during 2014.

Selected bibliography

''Oz'' series: # ''Dorothy of Oz (book), Dorothy of Oz'' (1989, 2012), illus. by Elizabeth Miles # ''The Rewolf of Oz'' (1990), illus. Charlotte Hart # ''The SillyOzbuls of Oz'' (1991), illus. Lisa Mertins # ''The SillyOzbul of Oz and Toto'' (1992), illus. Lisa Mertins # ''The SillyOzbul of Oz and the Magic Merry-Go-Round'' (1992), illus. Lisa Mertins # ''Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage'' (1995, 2003), illus. Sean Coons # ''The Green Star of Oz: A Special Oz Story'' (2000), illus. Victoria Seitzinger # ''Toto in Candy Land of Oz'' (2000), illus. Ronit Berkovitz # ''The Wizard of Oz and the Magic Merry-Go-Round'' (2002), illus. Victoria Seitzinger # ''Toto of Oz and the Surprise Party'' (2004), illus. Victoria Seitzinger # ''The Oz Odyssey'' (2006), illus. Victoria Seitzinger # ''Candy Cane: An Oz Christmas Tale'' (2010), illus. Chad Thomas # ''Oz Odyssey II'' (2011), illus. Chad Thomas # ''The Oz Enigma'' (2013), illus. Kathy Hoyt Stand-alone: * ''Long Ears and Tailspin in Candy Land: A Faraway Adventure'' (1968), illus. Mary Ann Farmer

References

External links

Official siteDorothy of OZ movie
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