Several years after the Wizard took Dorothy from Oz and left the Scarecrow on the throne of the Emerald City readers return to the magical land to meet Tip, a young boy living in the north with a sorceress, who has some outlandish adventures.
When the sorceress travels to market and returns with a powder which animates inanimate objects. The witch things to terrify Tip by bringing to life a pumpkin-headed jack which the boy had created. Tip and the newly christened Jack flee the witch to travel to the Emerald City. Along the way they collect a sawhorse, a Highly Educated Woggle-bug, and a rebellion of girls.
When General Juniper and her army follow Tip and his companions into the Emerald City they're bound to take the city by force and grant the women of the city free from drudgery. With their knitting needles and overwhelming numbers they succeed. General Juniper attempts to reprimand the Scarecrow, but Tip and his companions, along with their stolen magic, rescue Dorothy's former companion.
The Scarecrow, Tip, Jack, the Woggle-bug, and the sawhorse create and bring to life a gump - a mixture of different odds-and-ends found around the Emerald Palace brought to life. The Tin Man has been elected to rule over his own domain and welcomes his friends.
Tip's party vows to help the Scarecrow reclaim his throne, with the Tin Man's help they may succeed. They seek Glinda and her army to join and support their little band. Upon returning to the Emerald City a true army against General Juniper's legion of girls looks to be a quick resolution, but Glinda has a surprise for all of Oz.
Continuing the story of Dorothy's newly discovered land nearly two decades after the original tale Baum takes readers deeper into the fantasy of Oz leading to over a dozen additional stories by Baum himself and twenty-six by various additional authors. Readers who enjoyed the original tale of Oz and the newer retellings will find this a quirky and fantastical tale. Like most of the Oz stories, The Marvelous Land of Oz is aimed at middle readers.
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