Vol. 65, no. 3 (Winter 2021)
| Editor-in-Chief | Sarah K. Crotzer |
| Production Editor | Sarah K. Crotzer (uncredited) |
| Associate Editor | Nick Campbell |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| News Editor | Zoe O’Haillin-Berne |
| Reviews Editor | Atticus Gannaway |
| Editorial Assistant | Christina Maffa |
Front cover adapted from art by John R. Neill (The Royal Book of Oz)
Interior front cover art by John R. Neill (The Royal Book of Oz)
Interior back cover art by Michael Herring (The Royal Book of Oz)
Back cover art by Frank Ver Beck from (Ver Beck’s Bears in Mother Goose-Land)
Winter 2021 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.
“We’ll Let Him Adopt Us”: Found Family in The Royal Book of Oz
Garrett Kilgore examines the theme of found family is Thompson’s first Oz book and its relevance to readers.
Oz Under Scrutiny: The Royal Book of Oz
Scott Cummings looks at reviews of The Royal Book of Oz contemporary to its original publication. Includes vintage advertising.
Rewriting History: How Oz Was Saved for a New Generation
Peter E. Hanff examines the events that shaped Baum’s decline as the Royal Historian of Oz, the measures the publishers took to protect his legacy, and the hiring of a new Royal Historian, Ruth Plumly Thompson.
A Day in Oz: The Scarecrow’s Song
Ryan Bunch presents the first of four pull-out sections of sheet music for Ruth Plumly Thompson’s A Day in Oz, marrying the previously separate music to her lyrics.
Bibliographia Illustriana: Frank Ver Beck
W. Neal Thompson offers a comprehensive bibliographical profile of Frank Ver Beck, the artist known best to Baum aficionados as the illustrator of A New Wonderland and The Magical Monarch of Mo. Includes many fine examples of his work including his famous comical bears.
Camels, Camels Everywhere…and Not a Drop to Drink
Gina Wickwar takes us around the world to Egypt and Mongolia, where a childhood love for Ozian camels inspires her to become better acquainted with the real animals.
Reviews
Doctor Who: The Wonderful Doctor of Oz by Jacqueline Rayner (fiction; reviewer Nick Campbell)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Paul Magrs (audio drama; reviewer Sarah K. Crotzer)