The Phantom Tollbooth [Hardcover]

With almost 4 million copies sold over 50 years after its original publication, generations of readers have now journeyed with Milo to the Lands Beyond in this beloved classic that Philip Pullman says “comes up bright and new every time I read it . . . it will continue to charm and delight for a very long time yet. And teach us some wisdom, too.” Enriched by Jules Feiffer’s splendid illustrations, the wit, wisdom, and wordplay of Norton Juster’s offbeat fantasy are as beguiling as ever.
 
For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. Milo visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and even embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason. Somewhere along the way, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it’s exciting beyond his wildest dreams!" I read [The Phantom Tollbooth] first when I was 10. I still have the book report I wrote, which began 'This is the best book ever.'"
--Anna Quindlen,The New York Times


"A classic... Humorous, full of warmth and real invention."
--The New YorkerNorton Juster is an architect and the author of other highly acclaimed children’s books, includingThe Dot and the Line,The Hello, Goodbye Window, illustrated by Chris Raschka, which received the Caldecott Medal, andThe Odious Ogre, also illustrated by Jules Feiffer.
 
Jules Feiffer is the author and illustrator of two novels for young readers, as well as several acclaimed picture books, includingBark, GeorgeandMeanwhile . . .He has won numerous prizes for his cartoons, plays, and screenplays.Chapter I: Milo

There was once a boy named Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself —lC%