Author's Note

           Myfriendsthechildrenareresponsibleforthisnew"OzBook,"astheywereforthelastone,whichwascalledTheLandofOz.Theirsweetlittleletterspleadtoknow"moreaboutDorothy";andtheyask:"WhatbecameoftheCowardlyLion?"and"WhatdidOzmadoafterward?"--meaning,ofcourse,aftershebecametheRulerofOz.Andsomeofthemsuggestplotstome,saying:"PleasehaveDorothygototheLandofOzagain";or,"Whydon’tyoumakeOzmaandDorothymeet,andhaveagoodtimetogether?"Indeed,couldIdoallthatmylittlefriendsask,Iwouldbeobligedtowritedozensofbookstosatisfytheirdemands.AndIwishIcould,forIenjoywritingthesestoriesjustasmuchasthechildrensaytheyenjoyreadingthem.

           Well,hereis"moreaboutDorothy,"andaboutouroldfriendstheScarecrowandtheTinWoodman,andabouttheCowardlyLion,andOzma,andalltherestofthem;andhere,likewise,isagooddealaboutsomenewfolksthatarequeerandunusual.Onelittlefriend,whoreadthisstorybeforeitwasprinted,saidtome:"BillinaisREALOZZY,Mr.Baum,andsoareTiktokandtheHungryTiger."

           Ifthisjudgmentisunbiasedandcorrect,andthelittlefolksfindthisnewstory"realOzzy,"IshallbeverygladindeedthatIwroteit.ButperhapsIshallgetsomemoreofthoseverywelcomelettersfrommyreaders,tellingmejusthowtheylike"OzmaofOz."Ihopeso,anyway.

           L.FrankBaum.

           Macatawa,1907.