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The Twinkle Tales - Written under pseudonym of Laura Bangcroft (Thomas-Shore, Inc., 2005).

Frank Baum, many of his books were published under the pseudonyms: Edith Van Dyne, Floyd Akers, Schuyler Staunton, John Estes, Suzanne Metcalf, Laura Bancroft, and Anonymous.īaum wrote fourteen Oz Books in two series, the Oz Series and the Little Wizard Along with publishing under his own name L. Frank Baum published 55 novels, 82 short stories, and over 200 poems. Return to Top of Pageīibliography ( - housed in Thomas Fox Averill Kansas Studies Collection) There is strong speculation that Baum’s Kansas influence may have come from William Allen White, a friend of Baum and a Kansas native.

Frank Baum never lived in Kansas and his experience there was limited to only one or two days, yet his Oz book series has become a definitive part of the state. After this very brief visit, Baum never returned. In the winter of 1882, Baum’s play The Maid of Arran brought him on a tour of the United States which included stops in both Lawrence and Olathe, Kansas.

He is most famous for his children's book series The Oz Series. Baum was named Lyman after his father’s brother, but always disliked the name so instead went by his middle name, Frank. Lyman Frank Baum (May 6, 1919) was a businessman, actor, and independent filmaker, but his true love was writing.