Roger S. Baum

Roger Stanton Baum (born 1938) is a former banker and stockbroker, and currently (as of 2005) a children's author, residing in Branson, Missouri. Baum publishes under the name Roger S. Baum. Baum is a former resident of Los Angeles and the vicinity of Las Vegas. He also tours the country, reading from and signing his children's books. Baum is the great-grandson of L. Frank Baum, the original creator of the "Oz" series, and grandson of Frank Joslyn Baum, who published "The Laughing Dragon of Oz" in 1935. Many of Roger S. Baum's children's books are set in the same world.

Baum had written short stories and another children's book, entitled "Long Ears and Tailspin", before being approached by the International Wizard of Oz Club in 1987 to write original "Oz" stories. The success of his "Oz" books allowed him to leave his banking job in 1990, and become a full-time children's author. Sometimes Baum's earlier material is reworked in his later books; Long Ears and Tailspin's "Candy Land" reappears in his 2000 Toto book, for example.

One of Baum's books was made into the movie, "Lion of Oz", and a film adaptation of "Dorothy of Oz" is planned by Alpine Pictures, Inc in association with Box Office Productions III, LLC and to be produced by Bonne Radford, written by Randi Barnes, Directed by Dan St Pierre, and cast by Mathew Jon Beck. Dorothy of OZ is slated for release in 2011 as an Animated Musical Feature Film. Warner Bros will be serving as distributors for the film.

Roles for the film;Dorothy (Taylor Swift, or Miley Cyrus)Scarecrow (John Cusack)Tin Man (Dustin Hoffman)Lion (Jim Belushi)Jester (Martin Short)

elected bibliography

*"Long Ears and Tailspin in Candy Land: A Faraway Adventure" (1968), illus. Mary Ann Farmer
*"Dorothy of Oz" (1989,2011) , Illus. by Elizabeth Miles. This book will release as an animated musical in 2011 w/ conurty singer, Taylor Swift for the role of Dorothy in Dorothy of OZ from Alpine Pictures and Box Office Productions III, and Sony Pictures (formerly MGM Studios)
*"The Rewolf of Oz" (1990), illus. Charlotte Hart, ISBN 0-88138-152-7; (1998), illus. Jacque Klaus, ISBN 0-671-74982-X
*The SillyOZbul trilogy:
**"The SillyOZbuls of Oz" (1991), illus. Lisa Mertins, ISBN 0-9630101-0-7
**"The SillyOZbul of Oz and Toto" (1992), illus. Lisa Mertins, ISBN 0-9630101-1-5
**"The SillyOZbul of Oz and the Magic Merry-Go-Round" (1992), illus. Lisa Mertins, ISBN 0-9630101-2-3
*"Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage" (1995, 2003), illust. Sean Coons, ISBN 0-9630101-4-X, ISBN 1-57072-255-2. This book formed the basis for the Sony animated movie "Lion of Oz".
*"The Green Star of Oz" (2000), illus. Victoria Seitzinger, ISBN 1-57072-161-0
*"Toto in Candy Land" (2000), illus. Ronit Berkovitz, ISBN 1-57072-224-2
*"The Wizard of Oz and the Magic Merry-Go-Round" (2002), illus. Victoria Seitzinger, ISBN 1-57072-245-5
*"Toto of Oz and the Surprise Party" (2004), illus. Victoria Seitzinger, ISBN 1-57072-284-6
*"The Oz Odyssey" (2006), illus. Victoria Seitzinger, ISBN 1-57072-299-4

External links

* [http://www.tototooinc.com/ Official site]

* [http://www.dorothyofozthemovie.com/ Dorothy of OZ movie]