After bidding his new friends goodbye, the tollbooth returns and Milo drives through it again to return to his room.
Milo gets into a toy car and decides to drive through the tollbooth, which transports him to another world.
Milo is a clever, middle-school-aged boy and The Phantom Tollbooth's primary character.
Norton Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth is one of the best-loved children's chapter books of all time and is treasured by both kids and adults worldwide.
On the following day, the tollbooth disappears and Milo notices a rekindled interest in his own life and world.
Such, however, as were most distinguished by their station or office, it was thought proper to secure in the tollbooth prison.
The book opens when main character Milo, a small boy who struggles with boredom, discovers a magical tollbooth in his room.
The clock tower in the background belongs to the old tollbooth.
The clock tower in the background belongs to the old Tollbooth.
The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norman Juster (the author of The Phantom Tollbooth) is the 2006 Caldecott Award winner.
The Phantom Tollbooth features a widely varied cast of interesting characters, but Milo has only two steady companions throughout the majority of the book.
The Phantom Tollbooth is a classic and worth sharing with kids of any age.
The Phantom Tollbooth lends itself well to homeschool assignments, fun discussion questions, book clubs, and reading together.
The Phantom Tollbooth's immense popularity over the years has resulted in several people adapting the story.