The Phantom Tollbooth

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By (author) Norton Juster; By (author) Juster, Norton

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The timeless, classic fantasy novel, beloved by generations of readers.

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The timeless, classic fantasy novel, beloved by generations of readers.

Milo’s extraordinary voyage takes him into such places as the Land of Expectation, the Doldrums, the Mountains of Ignorance and the Castle in the Air. He meets the weirdest and most unexpected characters (such as Tock, the watchdog, the Gelatinous Giant, and the Threadbare Excuse, who mumbles the same thing over and over again), and, once home, can hardly wait to try out the Tollbooth again. But will it be still there when he gets back from school?

This edition of Norton Juster’s classic story includes a special “Why You’ll Love This Book” introduction by award-winning author, Diana Wynne Jones.

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‘Think Alice in Wonderland for the modern age. Brilliant’. The Guardian

‘The most unpredictable, the most stimulating children’s book I have read for a very long time. Words, numbers, clichés, proverbs are taken literally, imaginatively or punningly in an enthralling and very funny dazzle of mental fireworks.’ The Sunday Times

‘An altogether remarkable book, one that should delight any bright child, and that will be no burden for a parent to read aloud. Related with unflagging wit and a marvellous sense of the fun to be had with words, this book will be enjoyed by children for years to come.’ Spectator

Biographical note:

Norton Juster was born in New York State in 1929 and grew up (carefully) in Brooklyn, studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and spent a year in Liverpool on a Fulbright Scholarship. After spending three years in the US Navy, he practiced architecture in New York and Massachusetts before teaching architecture and planning. His work includes The Dot and the Line, which was made into an animated film, and a musical adaptation of The Phantom Tollbooth

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An extraordinary classic adventure story for children

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An extraordinary classic adventure story for children

• The Phantom Tollbooth was first published in 1961 and has been in print ever since.

• Also includes Why You’ll Love This Book introduction by the award winning author Diana Wynne Jones

• Hugely popular in schools

• Drawings by Jules Feiffer brilliantly complement the zany text

Competition: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland;The Wonderful Wizard of Oz;Tom’s Midnight Garden. by Norton Juster;Madeleine L’Engle