The story begins in an isolated corner of Oz, in the small country of Oogaboo. There Queen Ann Soforth musters an unlikely army and sets off to conquer the rest of Oz. Meanwhile, a girl from Oklahoma named Betsy Bobbin and her companion, Hank the mule, are shipwrecked and washed ashore in the Rose Kingdom, a magical land of talking roses. There they meet the Shaggy Man, who is on a quest to rescue his brother from the clutches of the wicked Nome King. Betsy, Hank, and the Rose Princess join the Shaggy Man on his journey, and before long they meet up with Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter; Tik-Tok; and Queen Ann with her army. The rest of Baum's tale is filled with hairbreadth escapes, wild puns, and mystifying magic.
- ISBN10 081672895X
- ISBN13 9780816728954
- Publish Date 13 September 2001 (first published 12 October 1980)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 December 2011
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint Lioncrest Education Pty Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 200
- Language English