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The rest of the stuff that just doesn't quite fit anywhere else in this bookshop, including (but not limited to) art books, books that refer to Oz or have Oz adventures in them, Oz-themed books, and anthologies.

2011 Library of Congress Wizard of Oz engagement calendar. Illustrated with many of W. W. Denslow's original illustrations for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Action Research for Teachers: Following the Yellow Brick Road by Joanne M. Arhar, Mary Louise Holly, and Wendy C. Kasten. For teachers who are conducting action research and others interested in the education of children — and this one uses Ozian metaphors to explain what's going on.

Adventures in Oz with Cheryl. A complete Oz-themed workout program for children, hosted by a former American Gladiator!

Aligned Yellow Bricks: The Road Back to Kansas by Bob Woodward. An Oz-themed guide to business organization.

All Things Oz tie-ins. Cards, journals, and the like, tied in to All Things Oz.

Alone on the Yellow Brick Road: A Memoir by Beverly Kalinin. Kalinin writes of her struggle nursing her husband through the end of his life, mourning, and moving on, and shares her insights.

American Fairy Tales: From Rip Van Winkle to the Rootabaga Stories, edited by Neil Philip. (Not to be confused with the L. Frank Baum title of the same name.) An anthology of American fantasy stories, including one by L. Frank Baum, and another by Ruth Plumly Thompson, as well as "Feathertop," which may have inspired Baum to create the Scarecrow or Jack Pumpkinhead. Illustrated by Michael McCurdy.

The Art of Reading. To celebrate its fortieth year, Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) commissioned forty artists to write about and illustrate their favorite books. Guess which book pop-up artist Robert Sabuda chose?

At Home in the Land of Oz: Autism, My Sister, and Me. An Oz-themed book about autism.

Beech Mountain by the Beech Mountain Historical Society. An attempt to build a ski resort in North Carolina led to the development of a year-round resort that included the Land of Oz amusement park. However, it expanded too much too fast, and the developers went out of business. Not to be daunted, the residents took it upon themselves to get their new town off the ground.

Best in Children's Books. This collection of book excerpts and short stories for children includes a selection from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, illustrated by Richard Scarry!

The Boy Who Owned the School by Gary Paulsen. This is the story of Jacob, an alienated teenager trying to just get by in high school. He is mostly successful — until he is forced to become part of the stage crew in the school's production of The Wizard of Oz! To further complicate things, the girl he has a crush on is playing the Wicked Witch of the West.

Brewster Rockit: Space Guy! by Tim Rickard. This is the first collection of the syndicated Brewster Rockit newspaper comic strip. It includes an epic storyline that spoofs Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, and The Wizard of Oz all at the same time.

Denslow's Wizard of Oz Illustrations. Available at last, W. W. Denslow's original (and public domain) clip art, in both a book and CD-ROM.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. Despite the title, Greg Heffley insists that what he is writing in is a journal, not a diary. Nevertheless, Greg writes about, and illustrates, his year in junior high school. When he is coerced into trying out for the school's production of The Wizard of Oz, he thinks he'll have it easy playing a tree. But the director, and fate, have other plans for Greg.

Dictionary of Imaginary Places by Alberto Manguel and Gianni Guadalupi. An atlas to places that you can't find on Earth. Includes entries from several Oz books.

Discover Yourself On The Yellow Brick Road: 7 Core Principles of Career Success by Wendy Dashwood-Quick. An Oz-themed guide to career success.

Dorothy's Oz Dream: A Guide to Enchantment and Empowerment by Jonathan Kroner. Use Dorothy's dreams to help your own come true.

The Enchanter Reborn by L. Sprague de Camp and Christopher Stasheff. Professor Harold Shea and his band use magic spells, which behave like symbolic logic, to travel from world to world. Includes "Sir Harold and the Gnome King," where they travel to Oz. (NOTE: Not recommended for young children, as it contains some mature themes and content.)

A Feast of Crime. This collection of murder mysteries includes the story "Tori Miracle and the Turkey of Doom" by Valerie S. Malmont, which is set at a rural Pennsylvania castle that's hosting a Wizard of Oz convention!

Follow the Yellow Brick Road by Anthony Jones. An Oz-themed self-help book to establish positive habits.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road: How to Change for the Better When Life Gives You Its Worst by Sam Alibrando. Another Oz-themed self-help book to establish positive habits, like Dorothy did.

Forget the Yellow Brick Road by Liz Green. This book examines Dorothy's journey on a personal level, and points out that there's more than one road towards reaching any goal.

Forty-Seven Days to Oz by Barry Moser. Moser's account of how he created his illustrations for the Pennyroyal Press edition of The Wizard of Oz. Includes many reproductions of the pictures.

The Four Dorothys by Paul Ruditis. How do you cast the school musical where every student is the child of a Hollywood power broker? Multiple casting, of course. But why are the four Dorothys dropping out of the show, one at a time?

Generation Oz by Kirk Eggelston. A novel with some Ozzy themes. (NOTE: Not recommended for young children, as it contains some mature themes and content.)

God Has a Dream for Your Life by Sheila Walsh. Walsh, a former co-host of The 700 Club, uses Oz themes to explore evangelical lessons and her own experiences with God.

Golden Wizdom Beyond the Emerald City by Ilene Kimsey. Chracters and events from The Wizard of Oz are used to examine spiritual issues.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John. The classic album, which includes the original version of "Candle in the Wind," "Benny and the Jets," and, of course, the title song.

Hard Road: A Cat Marsala Mystery by Barbara D'Amato. Cat Marsala, the hard-driven Chicago reporter and amateur detective, is faced with a new mystery at a Wizard of Oz festival. Two people are murdered right before her eyes, and even she thinks her own brother did it. Can she prove that the police and she have accused the wrong man?

Harry Sue by Sue Stauffacher. Harry Sue Clotkin is an eleven-year-old girl, and has no fonder wish than to be put in jail so that she can be reunited with her incarcerated mother. But Harry Sue also has a good heart, and is an avid reader who uses The Wizard of Oz as one of the touchstones of her life. She'll need the strength given to her by the book, because her life is about to get worse.

Hey Dorothy, You're Not in Kansas Anymore by Karen Mueller Bryson. When Dorothy Gale Robinson's father unexpectedly dies and her mother runs to Canada and joins a cult, it turns her life upside down. This novel is about her attempts to straighten out her own life and the lives of those around her. (NOTE: Not recommended for young children, as it contains some mature themes and content.)

How the War on Terror Will Be Won: The Wizard of Oz and the Wicked Witch of the West Unraveled by T. B. Soldier. How The Wizard of Oz predicted the events from World War II to today's conflicts in the Middle East.

How to Draw Storybook Characters by Barbara Soloff Kennedy. Instructions for drawing many characters, including those from The Wizard of Oz.

If I Only Had a Brain Injury by Laura Bruno. An Oz-themed guide to dealing with brain trauma.

The Jolly Pocket Postman by Janet and Allen Ahlberg. The Jolly Postman makes a trip to deliver mail to such strange places as Wonderland and Oz. Includes letters that you can remove and read (and the magnifying glass you'll need to read some of them).

L. Frank Baum and the Perfect Murder by Robin Hess. Young Frank Baum and his friend come across an apparent suicide. Fourteen years later, it turns out that it was a murder, and L. Frank Baum must find the killer. Although this is a work of fiction, and L. Frank and his family are the only real historic figures to appear, it does incorporate many aspects of Baum's early life into the story.

Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture by William R. Leach. An examination of how the American consumer society developed and grew. Would you believe L. Frank Baum had a big part in this?

Leading Ladies by Marlee Matlin and Doug Cooney. The Oscar-winning actress co-wrote this story of deaf fourth-grader Megan, who is determined to play Dorothy in her class's production of The Wizard of Oz. But when her friend Lizzie transfers to her class and also wants to play Dorothy, the battle for the lead role is on.

Lions and Tigers and Crocs, Oh My! by Stephan Pastis. A treasury of Pastis's comic strip, Pearls Before Swine. So why is it here? Take a look at that title and the front cover!

Looking for Self in All the Wrong Places by Gershonah C. Whitley. A personal reflection on The Wiz.

Maps of Oz and the Surrounding Countries, by James E. Haff and Dick Martin. Two maps, based on over forty Oz books. One is a map of Oz, and one shows Oz's neighboring nations and the Nonestic Ocean. Includes an explanatory leaflet.

Masters of the Art by March Laumer. Autobiography of March Laumer, author of several Oz books, focusing on two points in his life: hitch-hiking across country during his college years, and then his work as a butler in Greece later on in life. (Not suitable for children 18 or younger, as it includes sexual situations and harsh language.)

The Mathematics of Oz by Clifford A. Pickover. Dorothy meets Dr. Oz — who shows her some of the wonders of modern mathematics. A math-for-non-mathematicians book that uses Oz to present its ideas.

Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children's Literature by Leonard Marcus. The history and development of American children's literature. Oz is included as part of this rich tapestry.

MTV20: Rock. For its twentieth anniversary, MTV put together a series of DVDs of music videos, with some classic content from MTV as well. This DVD includes the vaguely Wizard of Oz-esque video for the Blues Traveler song "Runaround."

The Muppet Babies' Classic Children's Tales by Louise Gikow. The Muppets do classic children's stories — including The Wizard of Oz with Piggy as Dorothy, Kermit as the Scarecrow, Gonzo as the Tin Woodman, and Fozzie as the Cowardly Lion.

The Mystery on the Stage by Gertrude Chandler Warner. The Boxcar Children's latest mystery involves the kids appearing in a play — The Wizard of Oz, of course!

The New Oz: The Wizard Revisited by Richard Marvel. An interpretation of the story.

The Number of the Beast by Robert Heinlein. Four adventurers find a gateway to other worlds — some of which seem very familiar, as they've read about them! Includes a trip to Oz. (NOTE: This sci-fi novel is not recommneded for children, due to its language, violence, and mature themes.)

The Once Upon a Time Map Book by B. G. Hennessy and Peter Joyce. Cinderella and Prince Charming honeymoon on a grand tour of all of your favorite places from childhood — including Oz, of course.

Ophie Out of Oz by Kathleen O'Dell. Ophelia Peeler has a terrific life in California, and sees herself as the Dorothy type who will have marvelous adventures someday. But when her father is transferred to Oregon, she finds that things aren't always so perfect, and that the yellow brick road has bumps along the way.

Order and Surprise by Martin Gardner. A volume of essays by the mathematician/philosopher/scientist. Includes five essays about Oz and Baum.

The Other Side of Time by Keith Laumer. Science-fiction novel about a man who travels through parallel histories. In one, he discovers that an author named Lyman F. Baum wrote only one book: The Sorceress of Oz.

An Oz Album by William Alba. A reinterpretation of The Wizard of Oz as a series of visual poems detailing Dorothy's journey — or is it a search for love in the big city?

Oz calendars. The International Wizard of Oz Club's annual calendar showcases Oz art of all kinds.

The Oz Chronicles by R. W. Ridley. Teenager Osmond "Oz" Griffith just wants to lead a normal life. Trouble is, he keeps getting involved with the dark underside of creation, in this series that combines elements of Oz and Stephen King!

The Oz Encounter by Marv Wolfman. Doc Phoenix has developed a method of curing psychological problems by entering people's dreams and influencing events. So what does it mean when a little girl dreams of a twisted version of the land of Oz where the Shaggy Man is a dictator set on destroying the country?

The Oz Factors: The Wizard of Oz as an Analogy to the Mysteries of Life by Lawrence R. Spencer. I think the title says it all, really...

Oz Kids and Our Auntie Em by Bill Goettel. The story of the author's Aunt Em, and how he thinks she may have inspired Dorothy's Aunt Em in the Oz books.

An Oz Picture Gallery by Dick Martin. An album of Oz art by the illustrator of Merry-Go-Round in Oz and other books.

The Oz Principles business series. Two books that apply the principles and lessons of The Wizard of Oz to modern day business.

Oz Power: How to Click Your Heels and Take Total Charge of Your Life by Bill Bauman. Yet another Oz-themed advice book.

The Oz Sketchbook by Dick Martin. An album of Oz art by the illustrator of Merry Go Round in Oz and other books.

Predicting the Future with The Wizard of Oz by Nancy Polette. This workbook is designed to help children learning how to read by developing the important skill of predicting.

River of Blue Fire by Tad Williams. Travelers stuck in virtual reality encounter different realms that are familiar, yet not quite right somehow — including a warped version of Oz. Volume 2 of Williams' "Otherland" saga. (NOTE: Not recommended for young children because of mature themes.)

The Road to Aj by Sean Martin. In this modern retelling of The Wizard of Oz with a twist of the Hope-Crosby Road movies, Dore, his cat Lao-Tzu, and their companions Billie (a lounge singer whose talent lies between her waist and her neck), Max Maquille (a designer who is oh-so-five-minutes-ago), and Leo (a professional wrestler with issues of personal safety) make their way to the Big City to seek the help of the Great and Powerful Producer.

Ruby Slippers: How the Soul of a Woman Brings Her Home by Jonalyn Grace Fincher. A Christian woman's perspective on femininity and God.

Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. This anthology of short stories collects a number of modern, more adult interpretations of classic fairy tales. Of special interest to Oz fans is "Ruby Slippers" by Susan Wade, a cross between The Wizard of Oz and Hans Christian Andersen's The Red Shoes.

Ruby's Slippers by Tricia Rayburn. This book is so new, we don't even know what it's about! But the description promises some Ozziness...

Secrets of the Yellow Brick Road: A Map for the Modern Spiritual Journey by Jesse Stewart. Using Dorothy's famous journey as a metaphor and example for the journeys we all must take.

The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls by Elise Primavera. Franny, Pru, Cat, and Ivy have two things in common: They all live on the same street, and they can't stand each other. But they are thrown together in an adventure when a mysterious pair of ruby red slippers show up...

Seven Day Magic by Edward Eager. Four children (who like to read Oz books, especially the party scene in The Road to Oz) check a book out of the local library for seven days — and it magically puts them into other books! Guess where one of the first places they go might be?

Silver Shoes by Paul Niles Schneider. Donald Gardner takes one of hos mother's knickknacks, a single silver shoe, to school to show. Is it from Oz? When one of his classmates dares him to put it on, however, Donald is whirled into a world of adventure.

The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Fun-Filled Frightfest. The third collection of Halloween stories from the pages of The Simpons comic book. Includes "I'm Not in Springfield Anymore," written and drawn by Stan Sakai, which features Lisa getting clonked on the head and dreaming she and the rest of the citizens of Springfield are in you-know-which Movie.

The Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley, illustrated by Peter Ferguson. Sisters Daphne and Sabrina Grimm come to live with their grandmother in the town of Ferryport Landing, which they find is home to many characters from fairy stories (including The Wizard of Oz). For more about the Sisters Grimm series, visit their website at http://www.sistersgrimm.com/.

Spiritual Journeys Along the Yellow Brick Road by Darren John Main. Exploring the ideas and themes of The Wizard of Oz from a modern spiritual point of view.

Spiritual Symbolism in the Wizard of Oz: The Soul's Journey on the Golden Path by Javier J. Farias. The Wizard of Oz examined through a spiritual filter.

Story Patterns in Some Great American Classics: Tales from Hawthorne, Faulkner, James, the West, and Oz by Monroe Peaston. The title says it all, actually.

Strange Maps: An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities by Frank Jacobs. A collection of unusual maps of all kinds, including fantastic lands. Yes, that includes maps of Oz and the surrounding countries.

The Tarot of Oz by David Sexton. This appears to be a set of Oz-themed tarot cards, and a guide to using them.

The Theory of Oz: Rediscovering the Aims of Education by Howard Good. A book about the American education system that appears to use Oz as a metaphor for some of the changes going on today.

To Oz and Back: A Bones and the Duchess Mystery by Alexandra Eden. Bones Fatzinger is a down-on-his-luck policeman turned private detective. Verity "Duchess" Buscador is a twelve-year-old girl with Asperger's Syndrome. They are thrown together to solve the disappearance of the daughter of one of the rich families in town. The clues they receive seem to come from The Wizard of Oz!

Trickster in the Land of Dreams by Zeese Papanikolas. The mythologies of the settlement of the American West, as seen through the eyes of Coyote, the Native American trickster. Includes a latter-day interpretation of The Wizard of Oz.

Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book by Shel Silverstein. One of the zaniest, most off-the-wall alphabet books around. Guess what country O stands for?

The Undead World of Oz: L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Complete with Zombies and Monsters by L. Frank Baum and Ryan C. Thomas. The original Oz book — rewritten with other creatures also appearing. Oh, my!

Voz by Don Edmundson. In this sci-fi retelling of The Wizard of Oz, Todd Corbin, a farm boy from Kansas, and his dog Dottie journey into an adventure of wonder where he meets three new friends, and finds danger and true love.

The Weiser Field Guide to Witches by Judika Illes. A guide to witches, both in history and literature — including the Wicked Witch of the West.

Who Stole The Wizard of Oz? by Avi. Children's mystery story where the loss of the local library's copy of The Wizard of Oz leads two young sleuths on an amazing treasure hunt.

The Widow of Oz by Kathryn Lasky Knight. Dorothy Silver was never comfortable being named for the heroine of The Wizard of Oz. But when her husband dies, she begins questioning her values and life, and starts to figure out what she really is capable of.

The Wisdom of Oz by Gita Dorothy Morena. L. Frank Baum's great-granddaughter, a psychotherapist and mediation leader, relates how the Oz books have helped her and her clients to understand and come to terms with the world and what happens in it.

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. A special edition of the book with activities and support for teachers using the story in their classes.

The Wizard of Oz: The Symbolic Quest to Find Your Inner Heroes, Face Your Worst Enemy, and Attain Wholeness by Charles K. Bunch, Ph.D. A cinematheraputic look at The Movie.

The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists: Coping with the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family by Eleanor Payson. Oz-themed advice on coping with the other people in your life.

The Wizard of Oz and Philosophy, edited by Randall E. Auxier and Phil Seng. A look at The Wizard of Oz from a philosophical perspective.

The Wizard of Oz in Pictures. A limited edition folio of Oz art.

The Wizard of Oz Notecard Book by Linda Sunshine. A collection of notecards with illustrations by W. W. Denslow from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

The Wizard of Oz Postcards. A set of Oz postcards to mail away, or just to keep and look at.

The Wizard of Oz Postcards in Full Color by Ted Menten. Your favorite Oz scenes on postcards taken from the original W. W. Denslow illustrations.

The Wizard of Oz Revealed by Samuel Bousky. One man's spiritual interpretation of the story.

The Wizard of Oz Vocabulary Builder by Mark Phillips. Increase your word power by reading this version of the story!

The Wizard of Quarks: A Fantasy of Particle Physics by Robert Gilmore. The characters of The Wizard of Oz are parodied in this story that explains some of the mysteries of modern physics.

The Wizard's Secret: Along the Yellow Brick Road to a Healthier and Happier School Year by Evalee Parker. An Oz-themed book to help teachers succeed in the classroom.

The Wizdom of Oz by Philippa Merivale. Professor Theo takes some of his students on a journey around the planet Oz, where he shows them the yellow brick road to enlightenment.

Wolf Who Rules by Wen Spencer. In this fantasy novel, the main character, Tinker, receives one clue to taking care of all her problems: "Follow the Yellow Brick Road."

The Wondrous Wizdom of Oz: A Spiritual Odyssey by Christine Whitehead. An examination of the spiritual world, using The Wizard of Oz as an analogy.

Yellow Brick Road: A Storyteller's Approach to the Spiritual Journey by William J. Bausch. This volume uses stories from The Wizard of Oz to illustrate the trials we face in life and how to cope with them.

Yellow Bricks & Ruby Slippers: An Anthology of Very Short Stories, Essays and Poems Inspired by The Wizard of Oz, edited by John M. Daniel. The title says it all — except that each work is only ninety-nine words long! (Contains some non-Ozzy language and themes.)

You're Not In Kansas Anymore books by Walter Updegrave. Oz-themed financial advice, for retiring well in today's world.

Zardoz. Odd movie about a futuristic dictatorship and the rebel who tries to change things. The name and some other elements are taken from The Wizard of Oz. (Not recommended for children or sensitive viewers, for adult themes and situations, and Sean Connery wearing a loincloth.)

The Zen of Oz: Ten Spiritual Lessons from Over the Rainbow by Joey Green. This book uses the characters and incidents of The Wizard of Oz to teach some of the basic ideas of Zen Buddhism.

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