A lively children’s fantasy set in Oz follows a string of episodic adventures after the ruler of a patchwork kingdom literally goes to pieces. A new boy arrives just as the exiled Gnome King escapes and the animated Patchwork Girl disappears, prompting quests that involve a treasure ship, a magic cloak, an Oztrich, and a stolen magic belt. Quilty citizens, wizards, pirates, and various wonder workers intersect in rescue and pursuit, and the tale moves through capricious dangers and inventive oddities to a transformative ending in which the boy is raised to princely rank.