Ruth Plumly Thompson

Ruth Plumly Thompson
Thompson c. 1933
Born	(1891-07-27)27 July 1891 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	6 April 1976(1976-04-06) (aged 84)
Occupation	Writer
Genre	Children's literature
Notable works	Oz books

Ruth Plumly Thompson (27 July 1891 – 6 April 1976) was an American writer of children's stories, best known for writing many novels placed in Oz, the fictional land of L. Frank Baum's classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels.