- Author: Ruth Plumly Thompson Author Record # 1451
- Legal Name: Thompson, Ruth Plumly
- Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Birthdate: 27 July 1891
- Deathdate: 6 April 1976
- Language: English
- Webpages: IMDB, oz.wikia.com, Wikipedia-EN
- Author Tags: juvenile fantasy (34), fantasy (32), young-adult fantasy (32), juvenile sf (2), Librivox (1), adventure (1), escape (1), prisoners (1), space opera (1)
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Fiction Series
- Oz Universe
- Oz
- 15
The Royal Book of Oz (1921)
also appeared as:
- Variant: The Royal Book of Oz (1921) [as by L. Frank Baum]
- Variant: The Royal Book of Oz (2009) [as by L. Frank Baum and Ruth Plumly Thompson]
- 16 Kabumpo in Oz (1922)
- 17 The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1923)
- 18 Grampa in Oz (1924)
- 19 The Lost King of Oz (1925)
- 20 The Hungry Tiger of Oz (1926)
- 21 The Gnome King of Oz (1927)
- 22 The Giant Horse of Oz (1928)
- 23 Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (1929)
- 24 The Yellow Knight of Oz (1930)
- 25 Pirates in Oz (1931)
- 26 The Purple Prince of Oz (1932)
- 27 Ojo in Oz (1933)
- 28 Speedy in Oz (1934)
- 29 The Wishing Horse of Oz (1935)
- 30 Captain Salt in Oz (1936)
- 31 Handy Mandy in Oz (1937)
- 32 The Silver Princess in Oz (1938)
- 33 Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 41 Yankee in Oz (1972)
- 42 The Enchanted Island of Oz (1976) [SF]
- The Sawhorse (1915) [POEM]
- Famous Jacks—One Who Is Some Pumpkin (1918) [POEM]
- If, An Oz Verse to Be Used for Advertising Purposes (1927) [POEM]
-
The Cowardly Lion! (1928) [POEM]
only appeared as:
- Variant: The Cowardly Lion! (1928) [as by uncredited]
- Variant: The Cowardly Lion (1992)
- Kabumpo, the Elegant Elephant of Oz (1958) [POEM]
- Breakfast, the Bananny Goat of Oz (1959) [POEM]
- Where Santa Spends Christmas (1960) [POEM]
- A Christmas Wish (1961) [POEM]
- An Ozzy Adventure (1961) [POEM]
- A Christmas Present for Ozma (1962) [POEM]
- The Wonderful Land of Oz (1963) [POEM]
-
The Enchanted Tree of Oz (1965) [SF]
with
Bill Eubank
only appeared as:
- Serializations:
- The Enchanted Tree of Oz (Part 1 of 2) (1965) [as by Ruth Plumly Thompson]
- The Enchanted Tree of Oz (Part 2 of 2) (1965) [as by Bill Eubank]
- Merry Christmas from Jinnicky (1968) [POEM]
-
A Day in Oz (1970) [SF]
also appeared as:
- Variant: A Day in Oz, or Scraps in Oz (2003)
- The Umbrellaphant (1970) [POEM]
- The Cowardly Lion's Lament (1991) [POEM]
- "Didja ever hear of Oz?" (1992) [POEM]
- Jack Pumpkinhead (1992) [POEM]
- Sir Hokus of Pokes (1992) [POEM]
- The Cheerful Citizens of Oz (1992) [C]
- The Hungry Tiger (1992) [POEM]
- The Patchwork Girl (1992) [POEM]
- The Scarecrow (1992) [POEM]
- The Soldier with the Green Whiskers (1992) [POEM]
- The Tin Woodman of Oz (1992) [POEM]
- The Wizard of Oz (1992) [POEM]
- Tik-Tok, the Machine Man (1992) [POEM]
- The Dragon of Pumperdink (1995) [SF]
- Christmas in Pumperdink (1996) [SF]
- The King of Pumperdink (2000) [POEM]
- Oz Omnibuses
- Oz, the Complete Collection, Volume 5: The Magic of Oz; Glinda of Oz; The Royal Book of Oz (2013) [O/13,14,15] with L. Frank Baum
- Pumperdink Adventures
- Christmas with the Prince (1919) [SF]
- A Story About Dragons (1920) [SF]
-
The Laughing King, a Page Out of Pumperdink History (1920) [POEM]
also appeared as:
- Variant: The Laughing King of Pumperdink (2012)
- 15
The Royal Book of Oz (1921)
also appeared as:
- Oz
- Tales of King Kojo
- King Kojo (1938)
- The Wiseman of Og (1938) [SF]
- The Wizard of Whatintot (1938) [SF]
- A Wiseman Brings His Present to the King (1938) [SF]
- The Curious Cruise of Captain Santa (1926)
- The Wish Express (2007)
- The Princess of Cozytown (1922)
- The Wonder Book: Stories, Pictures, Games, Puzzles, Hero Tales, Animal Lore, Plays, Fun and Fancy (1929)
- The Wizard of Way-Up and Other Wonders (1985)
- Sissajig and Other Surprises (2003)
- The Wizard of Oz Megapack: 17 Classic Oz Books (2012) [O] with L. Frank Baum
- The Perhappsy Chaps (1918)
- The Enchanted Island of Oz (1976)
- Pirate Gold (1914)
- The Witch's Well (1914)
- The Salemander of Dover (1915)
- Emperor Ching Wow (1915)
- The Good Fairies (1915)
- The Magic Cloak: or, Something New (1915)
- North Pole News (1915)
- The Magic Spectacles (1916)
- The Story of the First Brown-Haired Princess (1916)
- The Little Prince and the Faithful Bluebird (1916)
- The Magic Tree (1917)
- When the Bugle Sounded—A Patriotic Pageant for the Fourth (1917)
- The Perhappsy Chaps (1918)
- The Bright Lad and the Giant (1919)
- Uncle Sam's Birthday: A Patriotic Play for the Fourth of July (1919)
- The Lad Who Found His Fortune (1919)
- Lucky Peter (1920)
- The Wizard and His Purple Beard (1920)
- The Fairy's Silver Trumpet (1920)
- Land o' Patch (1921)
- The Magic Pipe (1921)
-
The Bald-Headed Kingdom (1922)
also appeared as:
- Variant: The Baldheaded Kingdom (1999)
- The Last Giant (1922)
- The Prince with a Cold in His Heart (1922)
- The Princess of Cozytown (1922)
- The Princess Who Could Not Dance (1922)
-
The Taylor of Nevermindwhere (1922)
also appeared as:
- Variant: The Tailor of Nevermindwhere (2000)
- A Cup and Saucer Conversation (1929)
- An Experience with Sleep Grains (1929)
- Another Cup and Saucer Conversation (1929)
- Can You Guess Why Are the Willow Trees? (1929)
- How the Mice Folks Escaped the Gnomes (1929)
- In the Bedpost Kingdom (1929)
- Marvelous Travels on a Wish (1929)
- Second Cup and Saucer Conversation (1929)
- Sir Soloman's Latest Invention (1929)
- Strange Story of a Green Camel (1929)
- The Adventures of Peter Spottle (1929)
-
The Artful Arab and the Corpulent Camel (1929)
also appeared as:
- Variant: The Artful Arab (1999)
- The Dwarf's Great Leaping Match (1929)
- The Giant Who Did Not Believe in People (1929)
- The Home of the Visiting Fairy (1929)
- The Magic of the Secret World (1929)
- The One-Legged Giant (1929)
- The Princess Who Slept Thirty Years (1929)
- The Runaway Rocking-Horse (1929)
-
The Story of Tom Thumb Giant (1929)
also appeared as:
- Variant: Tom Thumb Giant (2001)
- The Third Cup and Saucer Conversation (1929)
- Pirates in Oh-Go-Wan (1938)
- Seeress of Saucerville (1941)
- The Princess of Plumpieland! (1941)
- King, King! Double King! (1941)
- Adventures in Sissajig (1942)
- Tommy and the Flying Slippers (1943)
- Blonde Rival (1947)
- A Visit to Jelly Bean Island (1957)
- The Enchanted Hat (1959)
- The Bear Who Stayed Up Late (1961)
- The Flack with the Golden Stopper (1961)
- The Magic Wishing Sack (1962)
- Some Strange and Hitherto Unrecorded Adventures of a Jolly Old Gentleman (1981)
- Thompson/Neill Comic Strip (1995)
- The Green Camel (1998)
- The Ogre of Oh-Go-Wan (2000)
- Giant Didn't Believe in People (2001)
- Miss Springtime and the Kobold King (2003)
- The Trial of Jonathan Bunny (2003)
- A Fish Story (2005)
- Some Adventures of Golly (2005)
- The Tale of Terry Tom Turtle (2005)
- My Dears and Ducks (2006)
- The Amazin Adventures of Dorabelle (2006)
- A Day in Oz (Poor Richard's Ozmanac) (2016)
- Perhappsy Adventures
- The Toys in the Land of Play (1915)
- Perhappsy Fishing (1915)
- Perhappsy Fireworks (1915)
- The Perhappsy Cat (1915)
- Bettsy Bell's Halloween (1915)
- The Perhappsies Print the Public Ledger (1916)
- The Fairies' Dance (1916)
- Royal Baking Powder Adventures
- Supposyville Stories
- The Wicked Stranger's Visit to Supposyville (1917)
- Pink Mondays in Supposyville (1918)
- A New Invention (1919)
- The Forgetful Poet
- Spring Song (1915)
- A Winter Night (1916)
- Moving Day (1917)
- Wooden Animals I Have Known
- The Camel (1914)
- The Dragon (1915)
- Jack Pumpkin Woke (1914)
- The Pumpkin Witch (1914)
- Wide Awake and Sleepy Bye (1914)
- Children's Eyes (1915)
- Ma Kebe Lievetea! (1915)
- Th Eancie Ntknight! (1915)
- The Little Light Fairy (1915)
- "The Animals the Other Night —" (1915)
- A Little Boy's Soliloquy (1915)
- The Otter Chaps (1915)
- The Perhappsy Chaps (1915)
- Whimsical Beasts!: Shank's Mare (1915)
- Baby! (1916)
- What Happened to the Scarecrow (1916)
- Winter (1916)
- The Man Without a Hook (1917)
- The Little Gray People Who Come Out at Night (1917)
- The Cloud's Lullaby (1917)
- How Time Flies (1917)
- The Sensible Goose (1917)
- Autumn (1917)
- Rob Rabbit (1918)
- The Jack of Spades (1918)
- Higgelty Piggelty (1918)
- The Artist and the Cow (1918)
- The Magic Cloak (1918)
- The Sea Santa (1918)
- The Tale of a Pink Flamingo (1919)
- The Amiable Old Dragon (1919)
- Growing Up (1919)
- The Apple Pie Princess (1919)
- Brother and Sister Goose (1919)
- The Sand Man's Desert (1919)
- A Fairy Fact (1919)
- The Two Knights (1919)
- Adventures of the China Chaps (1919)
- Princess White Mouse (1920)
- Rockinghorse Hill (1920)
- The Land of Nod (1920)
- The Ray Knights (1920)
- A Funny Little Beast (1920)
- A Comical State O' Things (1921)
- In Fairyland (1923)
- The Prince of the Gelatin Isles (1926)
- The Ballad of Good Sir Hokus (1928) [only as by uncredited]
- An English Garden (1928)
- At Night (1929)
-
Handy Mandy: Soloman T. Wise's New Cook (1929)
also appeared as:
- Variant: Handy Mandy: Solomon T. Wise's New Cook (1995)
- Inventions of Sir Soloman Tremendous Wise (1929)
- The Buttercup Tea (1929)
- O Sweet Bovinity (1930)
- How Long! (1931)
- Epicurus (1931)
- Positively Off It! (1934)
- Happiness (1935)
- A Little Red Robin (1936)
- Author! Author! (1936)
- The Little Roads (1936)
- The Enchanted Cat (1942)
- Birds Don't Peel Their Feathers (1950)
- Who Can It Be? (1956)
- Why Humpty Dumpty Had a Happy Easter (1961)
- The Wizard's Christmas Invention (1966)
- Dawn (1976)
- The Merry Christmas Seal (1981)
- It's Obvious What Came with This (1985)
- Sunday Morning (1985)
- This to My Don, Also (1985)
- This to My Husband, Don (1985)
- This with a Gold Toy Trumpet (1985)
- With a Cake of Yardley Lavender Soap (1985)
- With a Little Paper and Bamboo Parasol (1985)
- The King of the Corn (1996)
- A Roundabout Rhyme (1997)
- A Fairy Frolic (1998)
- Nonsense (2000)
- The Dancing Lesson of Sarah Jane (2002)
- And So Fourth (2004)
- July (2004)
- July 4, 1919 (2004)
- Safety First (2004)
- Too Bad (2004)
- In a Fort of Sand (2005)
- Nonsense! (2005)
- Thanksgiving —1919 (2007)
- Tin Woodman's Song (2016)
- The Scarecrow of Oz (2021)
- A Letter to You (1915)
- Christmas Presents to Make! (1915)
- Mr. Doub L. Boiler (1915)
- Do Fairies Believe in You? (1926)
- Historian of Oz Sends Letter to All Ozzites (1926)
- News from the Royal Historian (1928)
- A Pirate Party (1943)
- How I Came to Write Nineteen of the Oz Books (1957)
- Among the Other Oz Productions in 1963 Were the Following (1963) with David L. Greene and Douglas G. Greene and Martha Liehe and Hal Lynch and Blake Maxam and Ray Powell and Cheryl Smith (essayist) and John C. Tower [only as by David Greene and Douglas Greene and Martha Liehe and Hal Lynch and Blake Maxam and Ray Powell and Cheryl Smith and Ruth Plumly Thompson and John C. Tower]
- John R. Neill: An Appreciation (1964)
- A Brief Glance Backward (1965)
- Some of My Writing Activities (1965)
- Letter (The Baum Bugle, Spring 1973) (1973)
- Letter (The Baum Bugle, Spring 1975): A Note from RPT (1975)
- The R.P.T. Fairy Tale and Idea Company (part 1 of 2) (1981)
- Concerning the Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Its Discoverer L. Frank Baum (1982)
- The R.P.T. Fairy Tale and Idea Company (part 2 of 2) (1982)
- Librarians, Editors, Critics, Children and Oz (1984)
- Their Own Country —: Why Boys and Girls Like Oz! (1986)
- An Ozian Television Odyssey (1991)
- Letter (The Baum Bugle, Winter 1995) (1995)
- Inscription (Speedy in Oz) (2014)
- A Christmas Present for Ozma (1962)
- Ruth Plumly Thompson's Land of Oz (map) (1970)
- Map of the Countries Near to the Land of Oz (1982)
- Map of the Marvelous Land of Oz (1982)
- Philadelphia Woman Writes New Oz Book Each Year (1939) by Rose McKee
- All About Oz (1995) by uncredited