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Baum’s Snuggle Tales or Oz-Man Tales Series

A set of six books containing selections from L. Frank Baum's writings. The Snuggle Tales have a color frontis; the Oz-Man reprints have four-color illustrations.

The content and illustrations came from Baum's Juvenile Speaker, later published as Baum's Own Book for Children.


Books in the Baum’s Snuggle Tales or Oz-Man Tales series:

Little Bun Rabbit (1916)

A selection of stories from Baum's earlier works. This edition has only the color frontispiece.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill
Et al

The Magic Cloak (1916)

This Snuggle Tale contains an abridgment of Queen Zixi of Ix among other tales. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill
Et al

Once Upon a Time and Other Stories (1916)

This entry in the Snuggle Tales series includes several stories and a single color plate.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill
Et al

The Yellow Hen and Other Stories (1916)

A collection of stories, including some set in Oz, with a single color illustration.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill
Et al

The Gingerbread Man (1917)

This title is a reprinting of the first few chapters of John Dough and the Cherub, with a new ending. The first edition was part of Baum's Snuggle Tales and had a color frontis piece. The later edition in the Oz-Man Tales series had four color illustrations.

The Gingerbread Man (1920)

This title is a reprinting of the first few chapters of John Dough and the Cherub, with a new ending. The first edition was part of Baum's Snuggle Tales and had a color frontis piece. This later edition in the Oz-Man Tales series has four color illustrations.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill
Et al

Little Bun Rabbit (1920)

Originally published as a part of the Baum's Snuggle Tales series, the Oz-Man reprint includes three additional color pictures.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill
Et al

The Magic Cloak (1920)

This is the Oz-Man edition of the original Snuggle Tale and contains an abridgment of Queen Zixi of Ix among other tales. It has four color plates instead of one. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill
Et al

Once Upon a Time and Other Stories (1920)

This is the Oz-Man edition which includes four color plates. The cover is from the Snuggle Tales edition.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill
Et al

The Yellow Hen and Other Stories (1920)

This is the Oz-Man edition of a collection of short stories, some of which are set in Oz. It has four color illustrations.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill
Et al