![]() ![]() “You loved the humor and adventure…and you’ll marvel at wit, complexity, and its understanding of how children perceive the passage of time. A classic indeed.” - Los Angeles Review of Books ![]() “The book lingers long after turning the final page…. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. 50th Anniversary Edition, Hardcover, 288 pages. “The Phantom Tollbooth is the closest thing we have to a modern Alice in Wonderland.”- The Guardian The Phantom Tollbooth (Hardcover) Published October 25th 2011 by Knopf Books for Young Readers. I still have the book report I wrote, which began ‘ This is the best book ever.’”- The New York Times In fact, it’s exciting beyond his wildest dreams….įeatures an appreciation by Maurice Sendak, award-winning author of Where the Wild Things Are! Somewhere along the way, Milo realizes something astonishing. 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! When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do.īut on the other side, things seem different. ![]() ![]() humorous, full of warmth and real invention” ( The New Yorker), this beloved story-first published more than fifty ago-introduces readers to Milo and his adventures in the Lands Beyond.įor Milo, everything’s a bore. ![]()
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