A Wish Way is a device that appears in three of the Oz books of Ruth Plumly Thompson

Ruth Plumly Thompson

Ruth Plumly Thompson was an American writer of children's stories.-Life and work:An avid reader of Baum's books and a lifelong children's writer, Thompson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began her writing career in 1914 when she took a job with the Philadelphia Public Ledger; she wrote...

, The Royal Book of Oz

The Royal Book of Oz

The Royal Book of Oz is the fifteenth in the series of Oz books, and the first to be written by Ruth Plumly Thompson after L. Frank Baum's death. Although Baum was credited as the author, it was written entirely by Thompson. Beginning in the 1980s, some editions have correctly credited Thompson,...

, The Hungry Tiger of Oz

The Hungry Tiger of Oz

The Hungry Tiger of Oz is the twentieth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the sixth written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was Illustrated by John R. Neill.-Plot summary:...

, and The Lost King of Oz

The Lost King of Oz

The Lost King of Oz is the nineteenth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the fifth written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was Illustrated by John R. Neill.-Thompson's approach:...

. Two Wish Ways are found in distinctly different locations, both in the Winkie Country

Winkie Country

The Winkie Country is a division of the fictional Land of Oz. It is distinguished by the color yellow; this color is worn by most of the local inhabitants and predominates in the surroundings....

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The dust of the road is able to grant any wishes. In The Royal Book of Oz, Dorothy Gale

Dorothy Gale

Dorothy Gale is the protagonist of many of the Oz novels by American author L. Frank Baum, and the best friend of Oz's ruler Princess Ozma. Dorothy first appears in Baum's classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and reappears in most of its sequels...

 wishes the Scarecrow

Scarecrow (Oz)

The Scarecrow is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum and illustrator William Wallace Denslow. In his first appearance, the Scarecrow reveals that he lacks a brain and desires above all else to have one. In reality, he is only two days old and merely...

 back in her presence.

Betsy Bobbin encounters a Wish Way in The Hungry Tiger of Oz

The Hungry Tiger of Oz

The Hungry Tiger of Oz is the twentieth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the sixth written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was Illustrated by John R. Neill.-Plot summary:...

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In The Lost King of Oz, another Wish Way is found by Dorothy Gale. She uses it to visit Hollywood, California, where she finds the stunt dummy Humpy (2O2-BE10-B47), uses it to bring him to life, and make a quick getaway back to Oz when she starts to turn from little girl to young lady at a rapid rate.