L. Frank (Lyman Frank) BaumVerified

Baum constructs a fantasy world governed by its own consistent logic rather than imported fairy-tale rules, creating a genuinely wondrous landscape where ordinary characters must rely on wit and friendship rather than magic.

A sequel novel published in 1904. Young Tip escapes his guardian, the witch Mombi, with a living pumpkin-headed figure. After an army of girls takes the Emerald City, he joins the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman in an adventure to settle who should rule Oz.