The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster, illustrated by Jules Feiffer
Copyright 1961.
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Milo has nothing much at all to do -- until he drives through the Phantom Tollbooth. Beyond it lies a strange land and an even stranger series of adventures. Accompanied by a watchdog named Tock and the ever-grumpy Humbug, Milo sets out on a quest for Rhyme and Reason, hoping to settle the war between words and numbers along the way. Now that he thinks about it, he's got plenty to keep him busy after all.
Excerpts from the story
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Teaching ideas from other teachers who really
love this book! Please contribute your classroom ideas!
A bibliography of works
based on The Phantom Tollbooth, including plays, films, and recordings.
A bibliography of
other books by Norton Juster.
Norton Juster and Jules Feiffer: where are they
now?
Phantom Phans
There's a whole lot of Phantom Phans out there --
Jessie Juster (same last name!), Amber Bowman,
Gaby Paulino, Tina Aronis, Mary Kathryn Doggette, Linda Van Zandt,
Wayne Wheatley, Nick Katsieris, Christine Jackson, Rick Patterson,
Susan Riley, Shawn Bandy, Stephanie Anderson, Nathaniel Reichman,
Jonny Thomson, Jesse U., Eva Brandt,
Rocky Chang, Jeru B.,
Kenya Robinson, Karen Flaherty, Kathy Adams, Mike O'Brien, Peggy Luh,
Roger Katz, Monica Massad, Becky Sullivan, Shelley Nathan, Dara Silverman,
Kerry Rarere, Katy Watson, Michael Tedrick, Elliot Weissbluth, Jacqui Murray,
fleischmann@mindspring.com, Winnie Rodgers, Julie Lindberg, Brian Priesman, Dreama Lynn, Irene Harris, Jonathan Tran, Heather Allen, Ralph Hammond,
Mizuho Hokosawa, Adrian Tan, Ruth Pearl, Selina Rajani, Jules Joseph, Katie
Kwapisz, Nick Kennedy, Rose Sandstrom, Abby Todd, Dan Bourg, Donna Wangard,
Shawn Doherty,
David Henshaw,
Justin Slosky,
and
Deb Craft!
Wow! If you want to stand up and be counted and/or linked, just email me
here.
- Phantom Phan Chelsea Spear is making a
short film called
Alphabet, which she describes as a "neo-realistic,
Truffaut-inspired response to the children's book The Phantom
Tollbooth." Check it out!
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My cat Milo
- Katie Kwapisz named one of her
ferrets after Milo as well!
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My dissertation followed Milo on a parallel adventure of learning.
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Questions from the Phans: is the UK version
of your book different? What does Alec Bing's name mean?
- Teaching ideas from other teachers who really
love this book! Please contribute your classroom ideas!
I appreciate all your feedback, comments, and suggestions!
Also, please check out The Canadian Teacher-Librarian's Resource Page
if you're looking for other interesting children's literature.
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Last Modified: February 24, 2003
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