The Phantom Tollbooth

This beautiful HarperCollins Children's Modern Classicsedition is perfect for every bookshelf. Milo is a boy who doesn't know what to do with himself - not just sometimes but always. After all, almost everything is a waste of time . . . until the day a tollbooth appears in his bedroom and he deposits a coin inside. Beyond the toll and beyond Expectations, Milo will discover the unlikeliest of worlds, one without Rhyme or Reason but full of adventure. Featuring Norton Juster's whimsical wit and Jules Feiffer's iconic illustrations, The Phantom Tollbooth is ultimately a story of imagination sure to capture yours. Complete your library with HarperCollins Children's Classics.

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.