![]() ![]() My children’s favorite part of the story straddles Chapters 10, “A Colorful Symphony,” and 11, “Dischord and Dynne.” Here, Alec Bings, a child who “see through things,” informs Milo that musicians fill the world with color. ![]() It’s a turnpike tollbooth! He gets into his toy car, pays the toll, and heads to Dictionopolis, a town in the Kingdom of Wisdom, where Milo learns the importance of appreciating and understanding the world around him. My kids enjoyed listening to the story, which describes the adventures of a child named Milo “who didn’t know what to do with himself–not just sometimes, but always.”īut then Milo, “who has plenty of time,” finds a mysterious package in his bedroom. We read it together three years ago, and last weekend, while driving to the beach, we listened to the new audiobook narrated by Rainn Wilson. Its wordplay would have delighted me, and its gentle wisdom would have reinforced the life lessons my parents and community were teaching me.Īs a parent, I am glad my children have this book in their lives. ![]() I read The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster, for the first time three years ago, absorbing it as an adult and wishing it had been in my life when I was a child. ![]()
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