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Companimals

Animal companions are a recurring theme in the Oz books, starting with Dorothy’s dog Toto. Kids reading the books were likely used to pets, so it makes sense. Since animals talk in Oz, however, some animal characters are more equal … Continue reading →

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Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves

As I mentioned last week, deportation from Oz doesn’t appear to be too common, and new arrivals can usually stay. The general exception to this rule is invading populations like the pirates and Octagon Islanders in Pirates in Oz and … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, John R. Neill, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged antiziganism, eureka, gypsies, mifkits, mooj, ojo, ozma, ozoplaning with the wizard of oz, pirates in oz, romani, the scalawagons of oz, zinaro |

Piglet Pride

The Nine Tiny Piglets are never especially important characters, but they do receive a some attention in the Oz books. They first appear in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz as animals the Wizard uses in his tricks. He claims … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors | Tagged dorothy and the wizard in oz, dorothy gale, eureka, gili bar-hillel, glenn ingersoll, hugh pendexter, kimberly doyle, nine tiny piglets, ozma, pigmentation, pigs, professor grunter and squealina swyne, the crocheted cat in oz, the piglets' revenge, the tin woodman of oz, wizard of oz |