Milo è un ragazzino annoiato, non trova mai nulla che lo diverta, nulla per cui valga la pena d'impegnarsi, niente che lo incuriosisca. Un bel giorno compare magicamente in camera sua un casello magico e, dal momento che non ha niente di meglio da fare, prende una macchinina giocattolo, ci monta sopra, paga il biglietto ed entra nel fantastico mondo di Oltremondo. E così comincia un viaggio fantastico, in cui Milo trova un compagno di avventure molto particolare: Tock, un cane-orologio. I due fanno amicizia e si mettono in viaggio insieme. Giunti a Dizionopoli, una delle due capitali del Regno d'Ingegno, Milo e Tock si trovano davanti a un mondo in cui solo le parole contano. C'è un mercato dove si vendono parole, lettere e suoni, un fanfarone che parla usando sempre paroloni, e sempre a sproposito. Mentre sono al mercato, Milo e Tock si ritrovano in mezzo a una rissa e vengono arrestati da un assurdo agente di polizia, che è al tempo stesso giudice, giuria e guardia carceraria. Mentre sono in carcere, Milo e il suo amico vengono informati dalla 'Strega non tanto cattiva' circa il passato del Regno d'Ingegno: un tempo c'era un unico re che governava su tutte queste terre. Quando i due figli gli successero, nacque tra loro una disputa se fossero più importanti i numeri o le parole. Non trovandosi d'accordo, nel Regno iniziò un'epoca di Discordia che culminò con l'esilio delle due principesse. Età di lettura: da 10 anni.

Milo è un ragazzino annoiato, non trova mai nulla che lo diverta, nulla per cui valga la pena d'impegnarsi, niente che lo incuriosisca. Un bel giorno compare magicamente in camera sua un casello magico e, dal momento che non ha niente di meglio da fare, prende una macchinina giocattolo, ci monta sopra, paga il biglietto ed entra nel fantastico mondo di Oltremondo. E così comincia un viaggio fantastico, in cui Milo trova un compagno di avventure molto particolare: Tock, un cane-orologio. I due fanno amicizia e si mettono in viaggio insieme. Giunti a Dizionopoli, una delle due capitali del Regno d'Ingegno, Milo e Tock si trovano davanti a un mondo in cui solo le parole contano. C'è un mercato dove si vendono parole, lettere e suoni, un fanfarone che parla usando sempre paroloni, e sempre a sproposito. Mentre sono al mercato, Milo e Tock si ritrovano in mezzo a una rissa e vengono arrestati da un assurdo agente di polizia, che è al tempo stesso giudice, giuria e guardia carceraria. Mentre sono in carcere, Milo e il suo amico vengono informati dalla 'Strega non tanto cattiva' circa il passato del Regno d'Ingegno: un tempo c'era un unico re che governava su tutte queste terre. Quando i due figli gli successero, nacque tra loro una disputa se fossero più importanti i numeri o le parole. Non trovandosi d'accordo, nel Regno iniziò un'epoca di Discordia che culminò con l'esilio delle due principesse. Età di lettura: da 10 anni.

Un gioiello - inedito in Italia - dalla penna dell'autore de 'Il castello magico', e uno straordinario viaggio tra le illustrazioni senza tempo di Domenico Gnoli. Tre raffinate e graffianti favole 'medievali' sulla follia e le distorsioni del potere - ma anche della cultura, della parola e dell'arte: le disavventure di un clochard 'ciarlatano', imbrigliato nelle maglie del potere; i retroscena di un innocuo ritratto quattrocentesco; due re in una sorprendente visita di stato...

It has been fifty years—and millions of readers—since the world was first introduced to Milo and his adventures in the Lands Beyond with Tock, the Humbug, and the captive princesses Rhyme and Reason.
Now we have a remarkable 50th anniversary edition to honor this universally adored and deeply influential novel.  This special edition will include:

   • Gorgeous packaging that features the classic original art stamped and debossed on the case with a transparent acetate jacket.
   • Brief essays from esteemed authors, educators, and artists, including Philip Pullman, Suzanne Collins, Jeanne Birdsall, Mo Willems, and several others.
   • Photos of the author and illustrator at the time of writing and today on the two-color endpapers.
   • The 35th anniversary essay by Maurice Sendak.
   • The complete text of the book.

A perfect gift for longstanding fans and lucky new readers, the 50th anniversary edition of The Phantom Tollbooth is a book to cherish.

The Phantom Tollbooth is a universally beloved childhood classic. In the 50 years since its original publication, millions of children have breathlessly followed Milo's adventures in the Lands Beyond.

Now Leonard Marcus, a nationally acclaimed writer on children's literature, has created a richly annotated edition of this perennial favorite. Marcus's expansive annotations include interviews with the author and illustrator, illuminating excerpts from Juster's notes and drafts, cultural and literary commentary, and Marcus's own insights on the book. The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth also includes an introduction that shares the fascinating background on the book's publication—Juster and Feiffer met as young neighbors in Brooklyn, New York, and thus began a fortuitious collaboration on a project that would become an instant classic—as well as its enduring place in the world of children's literature.

The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth is the perfect way to honor a classic and will be welcomed by young readers and fans of all ages.

“[T]his ingenious foray into breaking into a new neighborhood makes for an amusing and appealing story,” raves School Library Journal.

Written by the acclaimed author of The Phantom Tollbooth, this is a simply told story about a boy who moves to a new neighborhood and finds a unique way to make friends. With whimsical illustrations by award-winning illustrator G. Brian Karas, here is a read-aloud that's great for storytime, and is sure to be a hit among fans of Juster, Karas, and anyone who is 'the new kid on the block.'

Three tales of wonder
Three quests for greatness
Three feats of imagination
 
Norton Juster, author of the beloved classic The Phantom Tollbooth, shares spellbinding stories that entertain and delight.  The first is of Alberic and his endless search for wisdom—will his journey satisfy him in the end? The second reveals a boy with no illusions and a princess with no kingdom. The third is the tale of the richest monarch in the world—and the poorest. What they discover is as amusing as it is unexpected.
With beautiful illustrations by Domenico Gnoli, Alberic the Wise and Other Journeys is a book as rich in meaning as it is fun to read.

For Milo, everything's a bore. When a mysterious tollbooth 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 goes up against the dastardly Discord and Dynne. By the time Milo and Tock set off toward the Mountains of Ignorance to rescue the twin Princesses, Rhyme and Reason, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it's exciting beyond his wildest dreams . . .

Performed by David Hyde Pierce

With her moods changing nearly every minute, Nanna and Poppy have to be prepared to call their rambunctious granddaughter the right nickname when the moment strikes! 30,000 first printing.

This is a love song devoted to that special relationship between grandparents and grandchild. The kitchen window at Nanna and Poppy's house is, for one little girl, a magic gateway. Everything important happens near it, through it, or beyond it. Told in her voice, her story is both a voyage of discovery and a celebration of the commonplace wonders that define childhood, expressed as a joyful fusion of text with evocative and exuberant illustrations.The world for this little girl will soon grow larger and more complex, but never more enchanting or deeply felt.

Once upon a time there was a sensible straight line who was hopelessly in love with a beautiful dot. But the dot, though perfect in every way, only had eyes for a wild and unkempt squiggle. All of the line's romantic dreams were in vain, until he discovered . . . angles! Now, with newfound self-expression, he can be anything he wants to be--a square, a triangle, a parallelogram. . . . And that's just the beginning!First published in 1963 and made into an Academy Award-winning animated short film, here is a supremely witty love story with a twist that reveals profound truths about relationships--both human and mathematical--sure to tickle lovers of all ages.

A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.

Illustrated in black-and-white. This ingenious fantasy centers around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a memorable journey. He meets such characters as the foolish, yet lovable Humbug, the Mathemagician, and the not-so-wicked 'Which,' Faintly Macabre, who gives Milo the 'impossible' mission of returning two princesses to the Kingdom of Wisdom.