Estimated Reading Time 1 Minutes
Publisher: Bullseye Books; 35th Anniversary ed. edition (October 12, 1988)
Paperback : 272 pages
ISBN: 978-0394820378
Thoughts: Do you love word-play, puns, and metaphors? This might be the book for you. The charming tale of Milo and his adventures will light up your imagination and tickle your playful side. There is a reason this book is a children’s classic.
First sentence: There was once a boy named Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself–not just sometimes, but always.
Favorite Quote From the Book: The most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what’s in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that.
Summary from Amazon.com:
For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. Milo visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and even embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason. Somewhere along the way, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it’s exciting beyond his wildest dreams!
With almost 4 million copies sold more than 50 years after its original publication, generations of readers have now journeyed with Milo to the Lands Beyond in this beloved classic. Enriched by Jules Feiffer’s splendid illustrations, the wit, wisdom, and wordplay of Norton Juster’s offbeat fantasy are as beguiling as ever.
