Roger S. Baum
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Born | Roger Stanton Baum 1938 (age 85–86) |
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Notable works | Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage |
Relatives | Frank Joslyn Baum (grandfather) L. Frank Baum (great-grandfather) Maud Gage Baum (great-grandmother) Harry Neal Baum (granduncle) Matilda Joslyn Gage (great-great-grandmother) |
Roger Stanton Baum (born 1938) is an American former banker and stockbroker, and currently (as of 2005) a children's author. Baum publishes by the name Roger S. Baum. He also tours the country, reading from and signing his children's books.
Biography
Baum is a former resident of Los Angeles, since which he has lived in Missouri (Springfield) and Nevada (Las Vegas). Baum is a great-grandson of L. Frank Baum,[1] the original creator of the "Oz" series, and grandson of Frank Joslyn Baum, who published The Laughing Dragon of Oz in 1935. Many of Roger S. Baum's children's books are set in the same world.
Baum had written short stories and another children's book, entitled Long Ears And Tailspin In Candy Land (1968), before being asked by the
Baum's book
Selected bibliography
Oz series:
- Dorothy of Oz (1989, 2012), illus. by Elizabeth Miles
- The Rewolf of Oz (1990), illus. Charlotte Hart
- The SillyOzbuls of Oz (1991), illus. Lisa Mertins
- The SillyOzbul of Oz and Toto (1992), illus. Lisa Mertins
- The SillyOzbul of Oz and the Magic Merry-Go-Round (1992), illus. Lisa Mertins
- Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage(1995, 2003), illus. Sean Coons
- The Green Star of Oz: A Special Oz Story (2000), illus. Victoria Seitzinger
- Toto in Candy Land of Oz (2000), illus. Ronit Berkovitz
- The Wizard of Oz and the Magic Merry-Go-Round (2002), illus. Victoria Seitzinger
- Toto of Oz and the Surprise Party (2004), illus. Victoria Seitzinger
- The Oz Odyssey (2006), illus. Victoria Seitzinger
- Candy Cane: An Oz Christmas Tale (2010), illus. Chad Thomas
- Oz Odyssey II (2011), illus. Chad Thomas
- The Oz Enigma (2013), illus. Kathy Hoyt
Stand-alone:
- Long Ears and Tailspin in Candy Land: A Faraway Adventure (1968), illus. Mary Ann Farmer
References
- ^ Biles, Jan (2013-09-21). "'Oz' creator's great-grandsons to attend OZtoberFest". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
- ^ "Summertime Media". Retrieved 31 December 2014.