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The Phantom Tollbooth
anniversary (1996) of this modern kids' classic with a special hardcover
edition! This ingenious fantasy centeres around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who
comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces
with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and
begins a memorable journey. He meets such characters as the foolish, yet
lovable Humbug, the Mathemagician, and the not-so-wicked "Which, " Faintly
Macabre, who gives Milo the "impossible" mission of returning two princesses to
the Kingdom of Wisdom...
Book Details
- Publisher: Perfection Learning
- Publish Date: Oct 1st, 1988
- Pages: 255
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.50in - 5.00in - 0.90in - 0.55lb
- EAN: 9780812451788
- Recommended age: 08-12
- Categories: • Classics• Fantasy & Magic• Action & Adventure - General
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What people are saying
Gretchen Rubin is an author, podcaster and expert on habits, happiness and human nature.
Recently, while re-reading The Phantom Tollbooth, I had a brilliant insight about the book's title. Did Norton Juster deliberately allude to a Zen koan? Or did he arrive at the same image from his own imagination, to convey the same profound meaning? https://t.co/4DLy2I4RFN
I write The Tech Friend newsletter at The Washington Post. shira.ovide@washpost.com Formers: @nytimes On Tech newsletter, @opinion & @WSJ
Thank you, Norton Juster, for bringing us The Phantom Tollbooth and bringing whimsy and joy into our lives. https://t.co/ZlVmNkgrnG https://t.co/XvQLUEMHRR
Praise for this book
--Anna Quindlen, "The New York Times"
"A classic... Humorous, full of warmth and real invention."
--"The New Yorker"
--Anna Quindlen, "The New York Times"
" A classic... Humorous, full of warmth and real invention."
--"The New Yorker"
What people are saying
Gretchen Rubin is an author, podcaster and expert on habits, happiness and human nature.
Recently, while re-reading The Phantom Tollbooth, I had a brilliant insight about the book's title. Did Norton Juster deliberately allude to a Zen koan? Or did he arrive at the same image from his own imagination, to convey the same profound meaning? https://t.co/4DLy2I4RFN
I write The Tech Friend newsletter at The Washington Post. shira.ovide@washpost.com Formers: @nytimes On Tech newsletter, @opinion & @WSJ
Thank you, Norton Juster, for bringing us The Phantom Tollbooth and bringing whimsy and joy into our lives. https://t.co/ZlVmNkgrnG https://t.co/XvQLUEMHRR