When Milo finds an enormous package in his bedroom, he's delighted to have something to relieve his boredom with school. And when he opens it to find - as the label states - One Genuine Turnpike Tollbooth, he gets right into his pedal car and sets off through the Tollbooth and away on a magical journey!Milo's extraordinary voyage takes him into such places as the Land of Expectation, the Doldrums, the Mountains of Ignorance and the Castle in the Air. He meets the weirdest and most unexpected characters (such as Tock, the ...
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When Milo finds an enormous package in his bedroom, he's delighted to have something to relieve his boredom with school. And when he opens it to find - as the label states - One Genuine Turnpike Tollbooth, he gets right into his pedal car and sets off through the Tollbooth and away on a magical journey!Milo's extraordinary voyage takes him into such places as the Land of Expectation, the Doldrums, the Mountains of Ignorance and the Castle in the Air. He meets the weirdest and most unexpected characters (such as Tock, the watchdog, the Gelatinous Giant, and the Threadbare Excuse, who mumbles the same thing over and over again), and, once home, can hardly wait to try out the Tollbooth again. But will it be still there when he gets back from school?This new edition of Norton Juster's classic story includes a special "Why You'll Love This Book" introduction by award-winning author, Diana Wynne Jones.
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Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published:
1996
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
10444605302
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Illustrated by Jules Feiffer. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0394815009. With an appreciation by Maurice Sendak. A later printing. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.; 256 pages.
Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published:
1996
Alibris ID:
13018439192
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SIGNED by author on half-title page, his classic children's book; near fine in near fine dust jacket, in fresh mylar cover; very minor soiling on side edge of pageblock else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; 49th printing according to number line.
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Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published:
2011
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English
Alibris ID:
15568424349
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Very good. 8vo. 50th anniversary edition. Signed presentation from the author & illustrator to Ronald Searle: ' For Ronald/ Norton Juster' & ' Jules Feiffer. 'ISBN: 9780375869037 Pages: 279 Fine in acetate jacket. Last few pages creased at corner-printers error-oversized corner. Fairly unobjectionable. Bought by us from the Searle estate at Tourtour in the South of France.
Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published:
1961
Alibris ID:
10740568382
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Illustrated by Jules Feiffer. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. First edition (no later printing indicated on copyright page). SIGNED by the author on the title page. Octavo, bound in blue cloth with white lettering and illustration, map endpapers. Upper corner of front board bumped, else very good in a very good (fair sized chip in upper left corner of front panel, another smaller chip at the crown of the spine, minor edge wear with a few short closed edge tears, age toning) dust jacket. The first issue dust jacket has the original $3.95 price on the front flap and the author's photograph on the rear panel.; 256 pages.
Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published:
1961
Alibris ID:
14020789523
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Very Good. First edition, first printing. Very Good, in a first issue dust jacket with price intact and author photo on rear panel. Signed by Norton Juster, inscribed to previous owner. Light soiling and light rubbing to cloth. Light lean to spine. Dust jacket shows uneven toning and chipping, with several medium sized chips to the rear panel and a small chip from the interior of the spine panel; splits starting at the flap folds. Scarce.
Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Alibris ID:
15734606733
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First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original blue cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated by Jules Feiffer. Signed by both Norton Juster and illustrator, Jules Feiffer on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with some professional restoration to the extremities. Desirable signed by both Juster and Feiffer. "This book has been described by Naomi Lewis as ‘the best original modern book in the Carroll line'" (Carpenter & Prichard, 409). Anyone with an appreciation for the language and irony of Alice in Wonderland will consider this witty adventure a classic. The novel begins with a miserably bored lad who exclaims that "there is nothing for me to do, nowhere I'd care to go, and hardly anything worth seeing." Suddenly a tollbooth appears in his room, and, having no other interests, the lad Milo drives through it and sets off in his toy car for a mythic journey.
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Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
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15734606711
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First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original blue cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated by Jules Feiffer. Signed by both Norton Juster and illustrator, Jules Feiffer on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. A superior example, rare and desirable signed by both Juster and Feiffer. "This book has been described by Naomi Lewis as ‘the best original modern book in the Carroll line'" (Carpenter & Prichard, 409). Anyone with an appreciation for the language and irony of Alice in Wonderland will consider this witty adventure a classic. The novel begins with a miserably bored lad who exclaims that "there is nothing for me to do, nowhere I'd care to go, and hardly anything worth seeing." Suddenly a tollbooth appears in his room, and, having no other interests, the lad Milo drives through it and sets off in his toy car for a mythic journey.
This a great, mind-stretching read for young adults. Philosophical, metaphorical, and magical at the same time. However, like St. Exupéry's Little Prince, it offers a parallel universe for adults that is just as compelling. My son and I spent as much time discussing the ideas as we did reading the book itself. It's been in trouble with the Fundies because it forces one to think and question the world around us, which makes it all the more essential.
Barri
Dec 3, 2010
splendid
Love this book. Read it years ago but lost my copy. Delighted to get it again and enjoyed it as much as ever. Recommend it to any child from 8 to 80. Barri Adair.
Suze63
Aug 27, 2009
Is is really a children's book?
Although written for children almost 50 years ago, it reminded me of Alice in Wonderland -- poking fun at politics, bureaucracy, etc. We read it for fun at our book club and it produced some wonderful discussion. If you read it as a child, read it again...
AspireAct
Oct 30, 2008
You won't forget it
A teacher read this book to my class in elementary and I never forgot it. The story is entertaining and interesting for a reader of any age. It bends the bounds of reality and plays with denotation and connotation. It's a classic that everyone should read more than once.
fiddler
Aug 19, 2008
Imaginative and Engaging
An instant classic in the mind of any child, this book really does add on to the "learning can be fun" theme. I definitely recommend this book for 5th-7th graders at least, because it can definitely give them a jump start on a new chapter of education in their life. It's about a boy who cannot appreciate learning until he enters a world where learning is an enchanting experience. One of the most memorable parts of the book was how Milo could eat words/letters (I forgot which), some of which didn't taste good at all. And the people there literally grow down instead of up. The movie for this is a bore, but nothing beats the images created by the mind while reading this book for the first time.
