Vol. 56, no. 1 (Spring 2012)
| Editor-in-Chief | Scott Cummings |
| Production Editor | Scott Cummings (uncredited) |
| Reviews Editor | Atticus Gannaway |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| MGM Scrapbook Editor | John Fricke |
| Contributing Editors |
Angelica Carpenter, Randall Hercey, Marcus Mébès, Gina Wickwar |
Front cover art by Pedro Moran (“Professor Nowitall”)
Back cover art by Ed Gazsi (The Wizard of Oz)
Spring 2012 Selected Contents
This is a guide to the articles and reviews from the issue that will most benefit researchers, scholars, and collectors. The printed issue includes additional content such as news, editorial letters, and other commentary-based departments.
Accelerated Reader in Oz
Angelica Carpenter describes new standardized testing protocols in American K-12 schools, focusing on Accelerated Reader tests and the inclusion of the fourteen Baum Oz books (plus a few more). Includes sample questions from the Oz tests.
Yellow Brick Philosophy
Ellen Handler Spitz examines several philosophical teachings and logical thinking concepts that children are exposed to when they read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Greetings from Oz: The Burbank High School Yearbook of 1930
Peter E. Hanff introduces a selection of illustrations from Cerealbus: Volume Twenty, a high school yearbook with an Oz theme, which helps us to better understand the pop culture significance of Oz before the MGM movie.
The Borrowing Artist of Ix
Dennis Anfuso and Alan Lindsay make their case that illustrator Henry L. Miller borrowed character designs from Frederick Richardson’s Queen Zixi of Ix (1905) illustrations to create his own illustrations for James Ball-Naylor’s Dicky Delightful in Rainbowland (1909). Illustrated with multiple examples.
American Fairy Tales: A Conversation with Gregory Maguire
Blair Frodelius interviews novelist Gregory Maguire about the impact of his Wicked books.
John
An original short story by L. Frank Baum, reprinted from the New York Ledger of June 25, 1898. Includes new illustrations by John Mundt. Accompanied by a brief article by Greg Hunter, who rediscovered the story, and a context-setting introduction by Michael Patrick Hearn.
In Memoriam
Patrick Maund (Oz Club auctioneer, treasurer, and stalwart).
Reviews
Judy: A Legendary Film Career by John Fricke (non-fiction; reviewer Mark Griffin)
Cyclone on the Prairies: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Arts & Crafts Publishing in Chicago, 1900 by Peter E. Hanff (non-fiction; reviewer Cindy Ragni)
A Bookbinder’s Analysis of the First Edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Michael O. Riley (non-fiction; reviewer Cindy Ragni)
Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire (fiction; reviewer Stephen J. Teller)
Adolf Hitler in Oz: A Children’s Book for Adults by Sam Sackett (fiction; reviewer J. L. Bell)
The Wizard of Oz illustrated by Thea Kliros (fiction; reviewer Eric Shanower)
Bucketheads in Oz by Greg Gick, Melody Grandy, Phyllis Ann Karr, Chuck Sabatos, Deen Shumate, Jim Vander Noot, and Chris Dulabone (fiction; reviewer Mari Ness)
Il Meraviglioso Mago di Oz illustrated by Giuliano Lunelli (fiction; reviewer Richard R. Rutter)
Il Mago di Oz illustrated by Paul Hess (fiction; reviewer Richard R. Rutter)
The Mermaids’ Tale by Friends Always Creating Theater (theater; reviewer Alan MacArthur Wise)