L. Frank Baum takes us to the distant island of Pingaree. where inga, the Prince, along with King Rinkitink of Gilgae undertakes the dangerous voyage to the islands of Regos and Coregos to rescue his captive parents and free the enslaved people of his kingdom. We get to visit, for the first time, the lands of Thi and Herku and meet the Bears of the Bear Centre as Dorothy and company, which includes the Wizard of Oz, the Patchwork girl, the Sawhorse and the Cowardly Lion among others embark on their journey ti find Ozma, the Princess of Oz. Baum introduces us to the Loons of Loonville and leads us to the palace of the giantess, Mrs. Yoop, as the tin Woodman decides to go to the Munchkin Country and find Nimmie Amee, his long-lost love.