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     • The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster, with illustrations by Jules Feiffer, first published in 1961.
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   Is the Phantom Tollbooth a kids' book?

   • One reader, signing himself "Milo", wrote to Rolling Stone in 1970, "If you want to get freaked out of your undernourished head, pick up The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster. They tell you it's a kids' book, but take my word for it, no one who reads it is ever the same. No hype." The book continued to garner positive reviews and comments.

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   Who wrote The Phantom Tollbooth?

   • The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster, with illustrations by Jules Feiffer, first published in 1961. The story follows a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth that transports him to the once prosperous, but now troubled, Kingdom of Wisdom.

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   How can I help our kids with the Phantom Tollbooth?

   • You can help us help kids by suggesting a diversity update. Trip to enchanted world excites learning in kids' classic. Read Common Sense Media's The Phantom Tollbooth review, age rating, and parents guide.

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   Is the Phantom Tollbooth a classic?

   • Despite the fact that The Phantom Tollbooth has been considered a classic for decades (and the fact that Juster also wrote the wildly popular picture book The Dot and the Line, which was adapted into a 10-minute short by Chuck Jones of Looney Tunes fame), Juster mostly focused on his architecture career.

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   Why did you write the Phantom Tollbooth?

   • The Phantom Tollbooth was the first book I had ever written and my first collaboration with the cartoonist Jules Feiffer, who provided the marvelous illustrations. Like most good things that have happened in my life, The Phantom Tollbooth came about because I was trying to avoid doing something else.

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   When was the Phantom Tollbooth published?

   • The Phantom Tollbooth was published in September 1961. Its competition among new books for the minds and hearts of children included Roald Dahl 's James and the Giant Peach. The Bronze Bow, set in the Biblical times, was newly available, and brought Elizabeth George Speare her second Newbery Award in three years.

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   Trip to enchanted world excites learning in kids' classic. Read Common Sense Media's The Phantom Tollbooth review, age rating, and parents guide.

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   The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster, with illustrations by Jules Feiffer, first published in 1961. The story follows a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth that transports him to the once prosperous, but now troubled, Kingdom of Wisdom.

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   The Phantom Tollbooth is a strange beast: decidedly accessible to children, but remains lovable to adults. It's championing of the struggle against moral short-cuts, boredom, and mental waste is timeless, ageless, and remains prescient, even to me: a grown person 52 years after it's publication!

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   Oct 25, 2011 · Many said that it was not a children's book, the vocabulary was much too difficult, and the ideas were beyond kids. To top it off, they claimed fantasy was bad for children because it...

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   Jan 26, 2024 · Nicole @ BookWyrm Knits says, “The Phantom Tollbooth is one of my all-time favorite books.” Felice says, “The Phantom Tollbooth was one of my favorite books I read as a kid! I hope whenever you get to it, you enjoy it!”

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   Oct 12, 1988 · From the Back Cover. Illustrated in black-and-white. This ingenious fantasy centers around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a memorable journey.

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    The Phantom Tollbooth came about when Juster received a grant to write a children’s book on urban planning. Instead, inspired by his own experiences as a kid and a conversation with a child at a restaurant about what the biggest number is, Juster wrote The Phantom Tollbooth .