L. Frank Baum & L. Frank Baum 
Ozma of Oz 

My friends the children are responsible for this new ‘Oz Book, ‘ as they were for the last one, which was called The Land of Oz. Their sweet little letters plead to know ‘more about Dorothy’; and they ask: ‘What became of the Cowardly Lion?’ and ‘What did Ozma do afterward?’—meaning, of course, after she became the Ruler of Oz. And some of them suggest plots to me, saying: ‘Please have Dorothy go to the Land of Oz again’; or, ‘Why don’t you make Ozma and Dorothy meet, and have a good time together?’ Indeed, could I do all that my little friends ask, I would be obliged to write dozens of books to satisfy their demands. And I wish I could, for I enjoy writing these stories just as much as the children say they enjoy reading them.Well, here is ‘more about Dorothy, ‘ and about our old friends the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, and about the Cowardly Lion, and Ozma, and all the rest of them; and here, likewise, is a good deal about some new folks that are queer and unusual. One little friend, who read this story before it was printed, said to me: ‘Billina is real Ozzy, Mr. Baum, and so are Tiktok and the Hungry Tiger.’If this judgment is unbiased and correct, and the little folks find this new story ‘real Ozzy, ‘ I shall be very glad indeed that I wrote it. But perhaps I shall get some more of those very welcome letters from my readers, telling me just how they like ‘Ozma of Oz.’ I hope so, anyway.