An edition of The Phantom Tollbooth (1961)

The Phantom Tollbooth

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An edition of The Phantom Tollbooth (1961)

The Phantom Tollbooth

  • 4.1 (97 ratings) ·
  • 630 Want to read
  • 61 Currently reading
  • 136 Have read

The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. It was published in 1961 by Random House (USA). It tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth one afternoon and, having nothing better to do, drives through it in his toy car, transporting him to the Kingdom of Wisdom, once prosperous but now troubled. There, he acquires two faithful companions, a dog named Tock and the Humbug, and goes on a quest to restore to the kingdom its exiled princesses—named Rhyme and Reason—from the Castle in the Air. In the process, he learns valuable lessons, finding a love of learning. The text is full of puns and wordplay, such as when Milo unintentionally jumps to Conclusions, an island in Wisdom, thus exploring the literal meanings of idioms.

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Tandem Library
Language
English

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Phantom Tollbooth
2022, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
in English
Cover of: The Phantom Tollbooth Low Price CD
The Phantom Tollbooth Low Price CD
May 11, 2021, Quill Tree Books
audio cd
Cover of: Caseta Mágica / the Phantom Tollbooth
Caseta Mágica / the Phantom Tollbooth
2019, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
in Spanish
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The Phantom Tollbooth
Mar 19, 2019, Listening Library (Audio)
audio cd
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Phantom Tollbooth
2012, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
in English
Cover of: 神奇的收费亭
神奇的收费亭
2012, Nan hai chu ban gong si
Paperback in Chinese - Di 1 ban
Cover of: The annotated Phantom tollbooth
The annotated Phantom tollbooth
2011, Alfred A. Knopf
in English - 1st annotated ed.
Cover of: The phantom tollbooth
The phantom tollbooth
2011, Alfred A. Knopf
in English - 50th anniversary ed.
Cover of: Milo i volshebnai͡a budka
Milo i volshebnai͡a budka
2009, Makhaon
in Russian
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The Phantom Tollbooth CD
Nov 18, 2008, Harper Festival, HarperFestival
audio cd
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The Phantom Tollbooth
Oct 16, 2008
library binding
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Phantom Tollbooth
2008, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
in English
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The Phantom Tollbooth
Mar 21, 2006, Recorded Books
Audio CD
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The Phantom Tollbooth
2005-01-01, Bullseye
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Phantom Tollbooth
2004, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
in English
Cover of: Il Casello Magico
Il Casello Magico
January 2003, Rl Libri
Paperback in Italian
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The phantom tollbooth
2003
in English - 2003
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Le Royaume fantôme
January 15, 2003, Hachette Jeunesse
Mass Market Paperback in French
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Phantom Tollbooth
2002, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
in English
Cover of: Caseta Magica (Phantom Tollbooth)
Caseta Magica (Phantom Tollbooth)
August 2001, Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
Unknown Binding in Spanish
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La Caseta Magica (The Phantom Tollb
August 1, 2001, SeaStar
Paperback in English
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La Caseta Magica (The Phantom
August 1, 2001, SeaStar
Hardcover in English
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La Caseta Magica (the Phantom Tollbooth) Sp PB
August 2001, Tandem Library
School & Library Binding in Spanish
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The Phantom Tollbooth
2000-05, Bullseye Books, Random House Books for Young Readers
Paperback in English - 1st Bullseye Books edition (1)
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The Phantom Tollbooth
October 1999, Tandem Library
School & Library Binding in English
Cover of: La cabina mágica
La cabina mágica
1999 09, Anaya
Hardcover in Spanish - 2nd edition
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1999, Collins
Paperback in English - printing (10)
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1996, Alfred A. Knopf
Hardcover in English - printing (51)
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1996, Random House
Paperback in English - Special 35th Anniversary Edition
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The Phantom Tollbooth: (abridged)
1995, Caedmon
LP in English
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The phantom tollbooth
1995, Collins
in English
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1993, Recorded Books
Audio Cassette
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Phantom Tollbooth
March 1, 1993, Random House Books for Young Readers
Paperback in English
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1992-07, Lions
Paperback in English - 18th impression
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The phantom tollbooth
1989, G.K. Hall, G K Hall & Co
in English
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The phantom tollbooth
1989, Random House
in English
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The phantom tollbooth
1989, Chivers
in English - Large print ed.
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The Phantom Toolbooth, Grade 6 Library Book : Lib Bk : the Phantom Tollbooth Lib Bk: the Phantom Tollbooth
Apr 10, 1989, Houghton Mifflin School
paperback
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1989, Bullseye Books/Alfred A. Knopf
Paperback in English - 1st Bullseye Books edition (16)
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Phantom Tollbooth
1989, Random House Publishing Group
in English
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The Phantom Tollbooth
Oct 01, 1988, Perfection Learning
library binding
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The phantom tollbooth
1987, Collins
in English
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Phantom Tollbooth
June 1986, Listening Library
Paperback in English - Bk&Cassett edition
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The Phantom Tollbooth
October 1983, Caedmon Audio Cassette
Audio Cassette in English
Cover of: ha-Migdal ha-poreaḥ ba-ʾaṿir
ha-Migdal ha-poreaḥ ba-ʾaṿir
1978, Zemorah, Bitan, Modan
in Hebrew
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Phantom Tollbooth
May 1976, Amereon Ltd
Hardcover in English
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The phantom tollbooth
1975, Collins
in English
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Phantom Tollbooth
September 12, 1972, Random House Books for Young Readers
in English
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1971-01-01, Scholastic Book Services
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Phantom Tollbooth
April 12, 1970, Random House Books for Young Readers
in English
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1970?, Scholastic
Paperback in English - School Market edition
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The phantom tollbooth
1967, Random House
in Undetermined
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The phantom tollbooth
1965, Penguin Books [in association with Collins]
in English
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1964, Windward Books
in English
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1964, Windward Books, Random House
in English
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The phantom tollbooth
1962, Collins
in English
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The phantom tollbooth
1961, Epstein& Carroll, distributed by Random House
in English - First Edition
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The Phantom Tollbooth.
1961-01-01, Random House
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The phantom tollbooth.
1961, Epstein & Carroll; distributed by Random House
in English
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The phantom tollbooth
1961, Random House
in English
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1961, New York : Epstein & Carroll : Distributed by Random House
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The Phantom Tollbooth
Publisher unknown
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The Phantom Tollbooth
Publisher unknown
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Phantom Tollbooth.
Publisher unknown

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First Sentence

"There was once a boy named Milo who didn't know what to do with himself-not just sometimes, but always."

The Physical Object

Format
School & Library Binding
Dimensions
7.4 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
Weight
9.6 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8136415M
ISBN 10
088103696X
ISBN 13
9780881036961
Library Thing
6320
Goodreads
928986

First Sentence

"There was once a boy named Milo who didn't know what to do with himself-not just sometimes, but always."

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Genres 2 Fantasy 50% Humor 25% Paranormal 25% Mood 2 Strange 16% Lighthearted 16% Informative 16% Mysterious 16% Suspenseful 16% Lonely 16%

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December 6, 2020 Edited by Lisa Merge works
December 6, 2020 Edited by Lisa Merge works
August 9, 2010 Edited by IdentifierBot added LibraryThing ID
April 24, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Fixed duplicate goodreads IDs.
April 29, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from amazon.com record