Did The Phantom Tollbooth win any awards?

Juster’s first book “The Phantom Tollbooth,” was published in 1961 and won the George C. Stone Centre for Children’s Books Award. The book has become a classic and has been made into a feature film as well as a musical. The awards will be held at the Yiddish Book Center at 6 p.m.

How does the Phantom Tollbooth end?

Milo loses the tollbooth, so he can’t go back to the Lands Beyond again, or meet up with the friends he left there. But now, he doesn’t need some outside object to have adventures or enjoy himself. He’s figured out how to enjoy the present, to soak up his surroundings, and to make magic where none seems to exist.

What type of book is Phantom Tollbooth?

Novel
Children’s literatureFantasy FictionAdventure fiction
The Phantom Tollbooth/Genres

Is Phantom Tollbooth banned?

It’s Banned Books Week! The Phantom Tollbooth was once locked away in a public library in Boulder, Colorado because the librarian considered it “poor fantasy.”

What gift does Dischord give Milo?

telescope
Alec escorts Milo, Tock, and the Humbug to the end of the Forest of Sight, where he bids them farewell and gives Milo a telescope as a gift so that he can “see things as they really are.”

Is Norton Juster still alive?

Deceased (1929–2021)
Norton Juster/Living or Deceased

Who is the king of Dictionopolis?

King Azaz

King Azaz
Title	King
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Faction	Ruler of Dictionopolis

What is the moral of The Phantom Tollbooth?

Two of the big themes of The Phantom Tollbooth are education and boredom. Milo’s adventures help him learn many things, but more importantly, they help him learn how much fun it is to learn. The story also shows us that boredom can happen even in the craziest of places.

Is The Phantom Tollbooth an allegory?

Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory This whole book is an allegory. The way we see it, there are three main ways that allegory is used in The Phantom Tollbooth: People: Every person or personified animal Milo meets represents something and has a special lesson to teach him.

Is there a Phantom Tollbooth 2?

As NPR’s Liane Hansen asked Juster and Feiffer: “What took you so long?” Juster tells her he’s been working on “The Odious Ogre” off and on for more than 30 years. The picture book isn’t a sequel or an authorized affair ginned up to prolong the copyrights on Milo and Tock.

What gift does King Azaz give Milo to use on his journey?

King Azaz gives Milo a present – a box with all of the words he knows – “with them there is no obstacle you cannot overcome.” The trio travel into the Forest of Sight, where they meet Alec Bings, a boy who stands in the air and sees through things.

What did Milo find out about the longest and smallest number in the world?

The Mathemagician tells Milo to follow the line for ever and turn left when he reached the end. There, he would find the land of Infinity, where the tallest, the shortest, the biggest, the smallest and the most and the least of everything are kept.

Did The Phantom Tollbooth win any awards? Juster’s first book “The Phantom Tollbooth,” was published in 1961 and won the George C. Stone Centre for Children’s Books Award. The book has become a classic and has been made into a feature film as well as a musical. The awards will be held at the Yiddish…