The Phantom Tollbooth

With almost 5 million copies sold 60 years after its original publication,generations of readers have now journeyed with Milo to the Lands Beyond in this beloved classic. Enriched by Jules FeifferΓÇÖs splendid illustrationsthe witwisdomand wordplay of Norton JusterΓÇÖs offbeat fantasy are as beguiling as ever. ΓÇ£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 wisdomtoo.ΓÇ¥ –Phillip Pullman For MiloeverythingΓÇÖs a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his roomhe drives through only because heΓÇÖs got nothing better to do. But on the other sidethings seem different. Milo visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping)learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tockand even embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason. Somewhere along the wayMilo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In factitΓÇÖs exciting beyond his wildest dreams!