Ruth Plumly Thompson 2 hr 26 min read

Jack Pumpkinhead, brighter than he looks, and able to keep thinking even after he loses his head, is swept into an Oz adventure of Red Jinns, the Land of the Barons, and the City of Scares.

Ruth Plumly Thompson's 1929 novel continues the beloved Oz series with her trademark whimsy and wordplay. Charming, fast-moving children's fantasy. Read it for a delightful Oz romp starring the comical pumpkin-headed hero and a whole cavalcade of new marvels.

In its time

Published in 1929, during the 1920s, the pulp era proper.

Reading it

2 hr 26 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).

Illustrated by

John R. Neill