The Phantom Tollbooth
Categories: Children's Books
The Phantom Tollbooth (1961) is a children's novel by Norton Juster, illustrated by Jules Feiffer, about a bored boy who travels to a fantastical land. Milo, who finds everything dull, comes home to find a mysterious tollbooth in his room. Driving through it in a toy car, he enters the Kingdom of Wisdom, where he meets characters such as the watchdog Tock and sets out to rescue the princesses Rhyme and Reason, in a story full of wordplay.
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- Natalie Portman: “…I'd pass onto my kid: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster.”