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Title: The Royal Book of Oz by Ruth Plumley Thomson, Ruth Plumly Thompson, John R. Neill ISBN: 0-929605-67-5 Publisher: Books of Wonder Pub. Date: April, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.23 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Thompson's 1st In Oz Series Captures Baums Oz Magic & More!!
Comment: This book in its initial release was instant an Oz classic, but now Books of Wonder rereleases Thompsons first installment in Baum's Oz Series. In "The Royal Book of Oz " Thompson recaptures all of Baum's Oz magic and addes some of her own. In this 15th Official Oz Book Thompson revives the series by bringing back such classic characters as the Scarecrow(who finally comes to understand why he is alive, who is family is, and faces a lot of serious dangers along the way)and brings us all new Oz characters to enjoy such as Sir Hokus of Pokes(a vallent knight), and the Comfortable Camel. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for an Oz Book with a Thompson twist.
Rating: 5
Summary: A lively, funny Oz book
Comment: On a quest for his family tree, the Scarecrow travels to the Munchkin farm where Dorothy originally met him. He falls down a magic beanstalk (the pole Dorothy rescued him from) and finds himself in a strange land, the Silver Islands, where he is proclaimed to be the re-created Emperor Chang Wang Woe. Meanwhile, when Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion realize that the Scarecrow is missing from the Emerald City, they go off in search of him. In this story, you'll meet many delightful new characters, such as the Doubtful Dromedary, the Comfortable Camel, and (my favorite) Sir Hokus of Pokes. Like Ruth Plumly Thompson's other Oz books, this one is as lively and at least as funny as L. Frank Baum's series. Thompson wrote 19 Oz books, so if you like this one, there are lots more to enjoy.
Rating: 4
Summary: Thompson's first Oz effort
Comment: This book is Ruth Plumly Thompson's first foray into Oz writing (and it is entirely hers, despite the publishers' initial story that she had written it based on notes left by L. Frank Baum), and it is hardly her best work, but it isn't her worst, either. She does a good job working with Baum's characters, and the premise of the book is an attempt to solve one of the greatest mysteries left behind by Baum: why the Scarecrow is alive. I know some people have been dissatisfied with the explanation, but I have no problem with it. A weak point to this book is that it isn't especially tightly plotted, with some moments where the action stops for no reason.
Thompson seemed to want to make Oz more multicultural than Baum left it, and, to this end, she used this book to introduce an Arthurian knight and an Oriental kingdom. While this is admirable in a way, Thompson uses a lot of stereotypes in writing about foreign cultures. The Scarecrow considers the Oriental Silver Islanders to be "stupid," and is disturbed to find out that they eat cats. The illustrations are even worse in this respect. I would say these stereotypes are the only potentially offensive part of the book, though (unless you're of a similar mind to the Wogglebug fan who posted an earlier review, in reply to whom I can only say that the Wogglebug might be slightly meaner here than in Baum's books, but overall, he's just as Baum introduced him: a stuffy, stuck-up academic, who is rarely intentionally mean or unfriendly, but often rubs people the wrong way). I would say any Oz fan should read this at some point, but, if it's your first Thompson book, keep in mind that she gets better.
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Title: Hungry Tiger of Oz (The Wonderful Oz Books, #20) by Ruth Plumly Thompson ISBN: 0345315898 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 May, 1985 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Kabumpo in Oz by RUTH PLUMLY THOMPSON ISBN: 0345315855 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 May, 1985 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: Grampa in Oz : The Wonderful Oz Books, #18 by Ruth Plumly Thompson ISBN: 0345315871 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 May, 1985 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (The Wonderful Oz Books, #23) by Ruth Plumly Thompson ISBN: 0345323602 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 September, 1985 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Cowardly Lion of Oz : The Wonderful Oz Books, #17 by Ruth Plumly Thompson ISBN: 0345315863 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 May, 1985 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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