The Phantom Tollbooth (Large Print)

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Summary: The Phantom Tollbooth
Review: I picked this book up and never put it down. Watch as Juster takes your head and throws pictures into it, like the orchestra that plays sound into the world. The author also makes suspense which doesn't leave until the end of the story, such as what would happen if his main character after his 200,000,000 year sentence in the dungeon.His plays on words are the best part. For example he creates a watchdog, whith a clock on his side, that goes tick with a name tock. The message the author is trying to get out is English is a weird lauguage. Milo (the main character) goes on a journey through a tollbooth that appears in his room just because there is nothing better to do. But when he goes through he's in a whole diffent world. He goes on a quest to save Ryme and Reason. On the way he meets the Humbug, Spelling Bee and many more. This book is for all different readers, not just one type.

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Summary: A book about life.....
Review: Belive it or not, I first found out about this book while I was reading one of Ann M.Martin's The Babysitters Club Series. When I ran into this book in my favorite bookstores, I bought it not just because the wonderful synopsis printed at the back flap, but also because its surprisingly low price ( it was an imported mass paperback edition). It was three times lower than average imported books prices in my currency. But as I read through it, I would as well buy it even if the price was three times higher.This book had given me a lot of valuable lessons about life. Realizing it or not, we all sometimes got into the same situation as Milo, and along with Milo's travelling I could see that even ordinary things in life have their own fun sides. And it depends on how we view things happen everyday in life. I even wish those places Milo visited were real. It is not a children's book, this is a book about life. After I finished reading this wonderful book and saw the reviewer's note that she thought this book was fantastic since the first time she read it when she was ten, I wish I had read this book twelve years earlier

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Summary: Imagery and Imagination
Review: Phantom Tollbooth is full of imagination and imagery. I used this book with my urban 4th graders and they loved it! We laughed at the puns and plays-on-words. We revelled in the beauty of the phrases and words used. The kids hated when the study came to an end. The magic captured us. I highly recommend this book for children 4th grade and higher.

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Summary: My Favorite and most imaginable book i own
Review: This book has changed my life. I, like Milo, changed. From being a bored vedio game player, to designing dominoes in letters. I hope you buy this book and read it. If you change, tell the world. I hope you realize the designing capabilities of legos. This is my favorite book, and I hope it will be your!

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Summary: A whole lot of fun, with some life lessons included!
Review: I must repeat what so many others have said.... this is my all time childhood favorite! This is a must read book, and is appropriate for parents to read to their children, teachers to read to students, and for children/adolescents to read to themselves! I love the fantasy aspect of Milo's journey, the lessons he learns from his friends, and the message he learhs from the whole "experience" ... suck the marrow out of life. Okay, maybe this phrasing is too strong... but it is rare to find an entertaining book that requires its reader to think, and it gently leads you to believe that you too can notice and appreciate the colors of the sunset, or taking a different perspective, or about not jumping to conclusions (an island 9in the book!) Please trust me on this one... you will love it!

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Summary: Why doesn't the rating go up to 1,000,000,000,000,000 stars?
Review: This book is one of the best books I have ever read, and I've read a LOT! The characters are decribed in detail, and soon you get to know them well. In every chapter, something new and exciting happens. Untouchable things are , well, touched. (The Soundkeeper gives Milo a box of sounds as a present. They come from her factory, where all the sounds in the world are made.) Milo's purpose is to rescue the Princesses from the Castle in the Air. Sounds easy, right? Not exactly. The Castle in the Air is in a land surrounded by demons, who will do all they can to stop Milo and his friends, the Humbug and the Watchdog. This is a wonderfully written book, and if you have any sense at all, READ IT!

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Summary: A childhood favorite.
Review: I tell as many people as I can about this book. I felt the same wonder about it when I was young that kids today are feeling about Harry Potter. The book creates a world all its own, and I was glad to be a part of it for a short while. Even my sister, who is not a big reader, fell in love with this book, and gushes about it to this day. I've reread it several times, and it's always just as good as the first time. To anyone who loves books, or is hoping to encourage someone else to love books, or who just has the urge for a good read, I recommend this one.

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Summary: A timeless classic (watchdog and all)
Review: This book, when I read it first in 3rd grade, was the first story of any literary significance and meaning that I can remember. Looking back and reading it again made me realize that the adventures of Milo had in fact pulled my interrest away from the simplistic books that were popular for my time at that age (ie Choose-your-own-adventure books and the like) and into both math and english.

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Summary: Phantom Tollbooth
Review: I read this book in the 4th grade and i thought it was very dull and boring. I tried to read it a year later in the 5th grade...but it just didn't stick! I'm in 8th grade now..but I'm pretty sure if I tried it one more time, it might work. I really don't think this is a good book for kids who have a short attention-span...they WILL get bored easily. If you like "The Hobbit", or maybe even "Harry Potter", you'll most likely enjoy this book!

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Summary: A Journey Through Imagination
Review: A new version of the Wizard of Oz is what I like to call it. I found this book very imaginative, with lots of silly, wierds things thrown in that just happened to do with the story. That is not a bad thing though.Unlike other books that just focus on the main character, this book also tells alot about the sub characters too. It really keeps a follow up on everything that goes on in this raved book. Not only am I writing this review for the grade, I'm writing it because I think kids who read this book will have a new perspective when they come out of the trance that this book put me into.