Button-Bright is a character in the Oz books by L. Frank Baum. He first appears in the 1909 book The Road to Oz. Categories: ‪Oz books‬ | ‪Series of books‬ ... // Baums childhood and early life Frank was born in Chittenango, New York, into a family of German origin, the seventh of nine children born to Cynthia Stanton and Benjamin Ward Baum, only five of whom survived into adulthood. ... Cover of The Road to Oz. ...

When Button-Bright first appears in the series, he is a very small boy, possibly only about four years old. He answers most questions with, "Don't know." His nickname comes from how his parents think he is "bright as a button"; after one conversation, the Scarecrow hypothesizes that the button they had in mind might have been covered with dull cloth. The Scarecrow is a character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and later Oz books by L. Frank Baum. ...

Baum brought the character of Button-Bright back in his 1912 novel Sky Island. The boy has become older and more verbal, and greatly attached to his family's Magic Umbrella. He also reveals that he is from Philadelphia, and his real name (or as much as he can remember) is Saladin Paracelsus de Lambertine Evagne von Smith.

In The Scarecrow of Oz (1915), Button-Bright becomes the first American boy on record to emigrate to Oz. Thereafter he participates in two Oz adventures, The Lost Princess of Oz and Glinda of Oz, in which he reveals two more boyish traits: capacious pockets and a talent for getting lost. However, Baum's designated successors largely left his character alone. The Scarecrow of Oz is the ninth book set in the Land of Oz written by L. Frank Baum. ... The Lost Princess of Oz is the eleventh book set in Oz written by L. Frank Baum. ... Glinda of Oz is the fourteenth Land of Oz book written by childrens author L. Frank Baum. ...

Button-Bright is often depicted wearing a sailor suit or other fashionable boys' clothing of the period. In Philadelphia he has a large house and a governess, indicating that (unlike Dorothy Gale) he comes from a wealthy American family. ...

External link

• Oz encyclopedia entry for Button Bright