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'Tollbooth' Author Norton Juster Plays Not My Job
We invite Norton Juster, the author of The Phantom Tollbooth, to answer three questions about The Phantom Menace.
NPR's Backseat Book Club
Kids' Book Club Takes 'Tollbooth' To Lands Beyond
The pun-filled Phantom Tollbooth turns 50 this year. Author Norton Juster takes questions from young readers about the story of Milo, a bored little boy who finds adventure in a very strange land full of riddles and wordplay.
NPR's Backseat Book Club
Nov. Kids' Book Club Pick: 'The Phantom Tollbooth'
Even after 50 years, the story of a bored little boy who travels to the Lands Beyond still feels fresh. We know you will love Milo's story — and we invite you to send in your questions for author Norton Juster and illustrator Jules Feiffer.
Opinion
My Accidental Masterpiece: The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
Fifty years ago Norton Juster sat down and tried to remember the confusion and dislocation of childhood. His memories became a book, and The Phantom Tollbooth was born. In this essay, Juster looks back at his beloved novel, and the bored, disconnected child who grew up to write it.
Books
'Phantom Tollbooth' Creators Reunited By An 'Ogre'
by NPR Staff
In the early 1960s, writer Norton Juster and illustrator Jules Feiffer created The Phantom Tollbooth, which quickly became a kid-lit classic. Now, 50 years later, the two have finally collaborated once more — this time, on a picture book called The Odious Ogre. They speak to NPR's Liane Hansen about their partnership and their new project.
Excerpt: 'The Phantom Tollbooth'
There was once a boy named Milo who didn't know what to do with himself — not just sometimes, but always ...
Critics' Lists: Summer '09
A Classic List Of Must-Read Children's Books
As summer vacations draw to a close and school-age children begin the mad scramble to fulfill their summer reading obligations, author Lesley M. M. Blume recommends a few timeless books that may not be on the required book lists.
Adventures to Read All Through the Summer
Little fingers get the chance to turn the pages of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. But librarian Nancy Pearl has options not-so-Harry for parents, kids, and fans of the series.
Summer Reading: Kids
Excerpt: 'The Phantom Tollbooth'
by Norton Juster
A very bored child named Milo receives a mysterious gift in this title recommended by librarian Nancy Pearl: a tollbooth. Next thing Milo knows, he's left his bedroom and is driving through new territory, not quite so bored anymore.
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