The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)

lustrated in black-and-white. We're celebrating the thirty-fifth  anniversary (1996) of this modern kids' classic with a special hardcover  edition! This ingenious fantasy centres 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. He meets such characters as the foolish, yet  lovable Humbug, the Mathemagician, and the not-so-wicked "Which, " Faintly  Macabre, who gives Milo the "impossible" mission of returning two princesses to  the Kingdom of Wisdom... 

Product Details: 

• Age Range: 8 - 12 years 
• Language: English 

Review:

"I read [The Phantom Tollbooth] first when I was 10. I still have the book report I wrote, which began 'This is the best book ever.'" Anna Quindlen, "The New York Times"

"A classic... Humorous, full of warmth and real invention."  "The New Yorker"

About the Author: 

Norton Juster is an architect and the author of other highly acclaimed children's books, including The Dot and the Line, The Hello, Goodbye Window, illustrated by Chris Raschka, which received the Caldecott Medal, and The Odious Ogre, also illustrated by Jules Feiffer. 

Jules Feiffer is the author and illustrator of two novels for young readers, as well as several acclaimed picture books, including Bark, George and Meanwhile . . . He has won numerous prizes for his cartoons, plays, and screenplays.