This collection of fantasy stories was originally serialized in regional newspapers, prior to being published as a complete volume. The stories, as critics have noted, lack the high-fantasy aspect of the best of Baum’s work, in Oz or out. With ironic or nonsensical morals attached to their ends, their tone is more satirical, glib, and tongue-in-cheek than is usual in children’s stories; the serialization in newspapers for adult readers was appropriate for the materials. (Introduction by Wikipedia and Matthew Reece)

Latest episodes of the podcast American Fairy Tales by L. Frank Baum

• 01 – The Box of Robbers
• 02 – The Glass Dog
• 03 – The Queen of Quok
• 04 – The Girl Who Owned a Bear
• 05 – The Enchanted Types
• 06 – The Laughing Hippopotamus
• 07 – The Magic Bon Bons
• 08 – The Capture of Father Time
• 09 – The Wonderful Pump
• 10 – The Dummy That Lived
• 11 – The King of the Polar Bears
• 12 – The Mandarin and the Butterfly