The Phantom Tollbooth

excellent read

Learning about words and numbers can sometimes be daunting, but Norton Juster makes it fun in the Phantom Tollbooth. Using characters that have something in common with digits or language, the Phantom Tollbooth takes young readers on an adventurous journey in a land akin to Wonderland.
In my opinion, this book was imaginative, fun to read and well put together. Overall, it was excellent. Children will be taken on a while adventure and learn a little along the way. A great read for parents and children.

16 out of 18 people found this review helpful.

Fabulous Read

The first time I heard of this book was back in grade school. I had to do a book report and my mother recommended this book. At first I was hesitant but had no other book option in mind so I decided to give it a go. Years later I still think of this book! It is one of my all time favorites. The story line and characters really come to life. I could not put the book down! I would without a doubt recommend this book to any one of any age

13 out of 15 people found this review helpful.

Great

I read it in 4th grade. It wad great. It is a funny, clever book.

8 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

GREAT Book

Imagine receiving a mysterious package containing a tollbooth that magically teleports you to a strange world only dreamed about. This is just the start of The Phantom Tollbooth, a wonderful page-turner written by Norton Juster.

In this cleverly written classic, an average boy named Milo has too much time on his hands. One day, he arrives home and finds a big package containing a tollbooth. On the package it says "for Milo, who has plenty of time." If you want to know more about the tollbooth and the lands beyond it, you'll have to read the book.

In this book, Juster pays close attention to details and makes this a read to remember. I would confidently rate this book five out of five stars for people who like fantasy, are seven or older, and like a book that can't be put down until the very end.

6 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

All-time Favorite!

This is my all-time favorite book and has been since my mom first read it to me years ago! The characters that Juster creates are instantly identifiable and (mostly) lovable. The plays on words that Juster uses throughout the book are just as funny for adults as they are for children. It's a PERFECT book to read at night to a child who is a bit too old for Berenstain Bears/Cat in the Hat, but not old enough to say that he/she doesn't want a bedtime story! Pick up this book, and you won't be thinking about your daily life as a ho-hum drudgery - every single person you meet is a new adventure that awaits you!

6 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

Very entertaining!

Cute, engaging story - very creative from beginning to end! Just remember, there's always something new to discover. :-)

5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

My friend has read this and she loved it i recommend to a older age like a 5th grader because of the word play

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Read this book!!!!!!!!!!

Read this book right now! Its'the best book ever. No one should dislike it. If you do like it or should I say love it ur right! Every single class in the world should read this book. I LOVE this book so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so much. Read it and you'll be in awe.

4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Anonomus

This is such a detailed and well pronounced story. Some people might say that this book is boring and hard to read, but its really not. Sure it might confuse you at times, but thats because its a well written book. My teacher read this book to the class. I remember my teacher would say "thats it for today class" and the whole class would say awwe. There are alot of hard words in the story, but by reading the sentences i could figure out whar the words ment. I truly recomend this book to someone who will acually sit down and read it.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Amazing

Awesome book and a lot of play on words!!

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Krista blakely, eleven

This book was overall great but sometimes, i had to skip pages to get into action. I sometimes i felt like i was lost in a dark room. There was no explanitory, but that was it.

3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Best thing ever

NEVER HAVE I READ SUCH A BOOK: ' )

3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

The Phantom Tollbooth By: Sam Han

I just finished a book called The Phantom Tollbooth in literature. This book has a very interesting setting that grabs the attention of the reader. My favorite place was Dictionopolis. Dictionopolis is a very interesting place because they sell word and letters instead of foods! How interesting is that! The king who owns Dictionopolis is very fat and hairy. His name was king Azaz. Azaz hated his brother the Mathmagician who lives in Digitopolis.
The story is about a lazy boy named Milo that always wastes time and always seems to be bored but a tollbooth was in his room and he goes in a extreme adventure that he will learn a lesson that wasting time is not a good thing and he should use his time wisely. While in the adventure he has a conflict. He has to save the princesses to have peace with King Azaz and the Mathmagician but there are demons that will bother Milo and Tock so he is on an extreme adventure!
You should not miss this book because if you start reading this book you can't stop reading so I suggest you reading this novel. The plot, setting, characters are all funny and fascinating so you should read this book. Thank you!

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Amazing!!

I love this book sooooooooo much we read it in groups in school and I'm always exited when I have to go back and re-read things!!!!!!!! An amazing for all ages

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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Cool

I read it when i was young and when i read it today it brought back memories

2 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

My favorite book

I've loved this book since the first time I read it in 3rd or 4th grade. It was my favorite then (even though I probably didn't catch all the puns) and is still my favorite to this day. I love this book, always have, always will.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Must Read!

The Phantom Tollbooth is a MUST read cute children's book that will get you sucked in. The book is centered on a curious boy named Milo. One day he comes home from school to see an anonymous box labeled, "FOR MILO, WHO HAS PLENT OF TIME" which contained a map and a miniature tollbooth. Milo set up the tollbooth and began driving through the "Lands Beyond." Upon arrival, Milo is faced with many odd obstacles and interesting new perspectives. Personally I could find many relations to the book through the eyes of Milo; a curious little kid that we were all similar to at one point in time. If Milo wasn't enough, the interesting word choices and concepts made it nearly impossible not to stay interested in the book. Though it may be a children's book, if you have not read it, The Phantom Tollbooth is a classic you do not want to miss.
A. G. Floyd

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

worst Book ever!

It was the worst book I ever read how could you go in a toy. It's so ... boring!!!!!

2 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

Write back if you want details about the movie.

My teacher is reading me this book and im in fifth grade.and we also got to see half of the movie.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

I don't want to be mean but.........

I didn't really enjoy this book, it didn't make sense and was very confusing. The book was strange and even though I love reading and it takes me like a day or two to finish a book this one took me about a month because it was so boring. I gave it 2 stars because I think it's a good book for parents to read to their YOUNG children. You have to have a weird imagination to understand this book.
Hope this helps!

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.