The Munchkins are the natives of the fictional
Munchkin Country in the
Oz books by
American author
L. Frank Baum. They first appear in the classic children's novel
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). They are described as only wearing shades of blue clothing, as blue is the Munchkins' favorite color, and the predominating color that officially represents the eastern quadrant in the
Land of Oz. They and the non-Munchkin Witch, the
Good Witch of the North who accompanies them upon
Dorothy Gale's first arrival to Oz, are described as being the same height as Dorothy, who is hinted to be no older than twelve-years-old.