This book would be a great lit group book in a classroom. I believe every child should read this book at some point in their life. There is so much to look at, mainly the author's language. Though there are so many lessons you could do with this book. Art, politics, and many other interdisciplinary subjects would work well with this book.   ( )

Milo is a mental sloth! He is bored with everything around him. When a mysterious tollbooth arrives at his house, he figures since he has nothing better to do that day, he will see what it's all about. He ends up going on a crazy adventure to Dictionopolis, Digitopolis and a whole bunch of other lands in between, where he must face his ultimate weakness and learn to be inspired by the world. Oh, and rescue a few princesses, Rhyme & Reason, so that the kingdom can be once again united. Along with the Humbug and the dog, Tock, Milo's adventure is one of excitement & imagination. Fantastic read.

Milo is BORED--of everything, it seems. Luckily for him, he mysteriously receives a package that turns out to be a tollbooth. He puts it together, gets in his car and zooms off into the strangest adventure he is ever going to have. He heads to land where there is a feud between two brothers--one who likes words and one who likes numbers. Milo then has an Alice-in-Wonderland-like journey where he meets all sorts of characters who engage him in word and number play. It's an exciting read, with a lot of humor for adults, too. It's great to give to a child who is BORED BORED BORED!

"The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to get sharper."

- from The Phantom Tollbooth

The Phantom Tollbooth is a true original - a classic of children's literature. Milo is bored... by everything. After receiving a tollbooth one day, Milo goes through it and is magically transported to another world. In this alternate world, he meets all sort of curious creatures, from a giant watchdog (literally, a dog whose body is a watch) to a humbug the size of a person.

Norman Juster juggles words as if they were tangible objects, continually taking the reader off balance by turning ordinary events into enchanted occurrences. The Phantom Tollbooth is an epic adventure filled with strange characters and odd places. It is creative and witty, and the play on words is imaginative and clever. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this amusing book. ( )

I read this after seeing it on Hemingway's list of books ( )