Jack Snow 2 hr 19 min read

Whatever happened to the Nome King's tunnel under the Deadly Desert? The answer draws the beloved Shaggy Man into a fresh adventure, alongside twins Twink and Tom and a wind-up clown named Twiffle.

Jack Snow's 1949 novel is a warm entry in the beloved Oz series by a devoted Baum scholar. Whimsical, faithful, charming. Read it for a genial Oz tale starring the ever-popular Shaggy Man, as new young visitors and old favorites journey through the fairyland toward the Emerald City.

In its time

Published in 1949, during the 1940s, the golden age begins.

Reading it

2 hr 19 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).

Illustrated by

Frank Kramer