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The Phantom Tollbooth CD Audio CD – Unabridged, November 18, 2008

by Norton Juster (Author), David Hyde Pierce (Reader)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 52 ratings
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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

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  1. Reading age
    10 years and up
  2. Print length
    224 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    5 - 9
  5. Dimensions
    5.1 x 0.5 x 5.9 inches
  6. Publisher
    HarperFestival
  7. Publication date
    November 18, 2008
  8. ISBN-10
    0061672653
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0061672651
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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperFestival; Unabridged edition (November 18, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Audio CD ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0061672653
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061672651
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 years and up
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 5 - 9
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.1 x 0.5 x 5.9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 52 ratings

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Norton Juster

Norton Juster

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Norton Juster is an architect and planner, professor emeritus of design at Hampshire College, and the author of a number of highly acclaimed children's books, including The Dot and the Line, which was made into an Academy Award-winning animated film. He has collaborated with Sheldon Harnick on the libretto for an opera based on The Phantom Tollbooth. The musical adaptation, with a score by Arnold Black, premiered in 1995 and will soon be performed in schools and theaters nationwide. An amateur cook and professional eater, Mr. Juster lives with his wife in Amherst, Massachusetts.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
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Laura B
5.0 out of 5 stars great book & narration
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2009
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My older kids have all read the book and my 9-year-old wanted to do a book report on it based on her siblings reviews of it. Unfortunately, she was having trouble sounding out some of the words and it was taking longer than she'd hoped. She had gotten about 2/3 of the way through the book when we got the audio CDs and used them as a read-along. We have several copies of the book, so we all sat down and listened and read along with the book! It was perfect.

The audio CDs are unabridged, so it was word for word with the paperback. The narration was great and she was able to hear the words she had struggled with (she listened to the entire thing just to be sure she understood everything she'd read up to that point). She finished the book with just enough time to write a book report (A-) and take the AR test, on which she got 100%. I'm very satisfied with our purchase.
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TonyH
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic story with wonderful narration
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2013
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This story is such fun!

The characters come to life with David Hyde Pierce's narration, portraying each part with the appropriate amount of vigor or subtlety, as needed. There must be 100 different voices and they suit the characters just perfectly.

It's more fun than the book, and the book is excellent. Any fan of puns or wordplay will get a lot of material from this book. Norton Juster's love of learning and teaching is readily apparent, having the hero travel through the kingdom of Wisdom to free Rhyme and Reason from the demons of ignorance. But it's all done in as fun a way as possible, with sympathetic supporting characters and in great settings.

Trust me, this audio book is easily worth several times the listed price.
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Ben and Larissa
5.0 out of 5 stars Great reading of a classic book
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2020
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My first-grader has read The Phantom Tollbooth with his dad several times now and loves being able to hear it on CD!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bit hit!
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2012
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My five-year old grandson loves this CD. He replays it constantly. I think this will be one of his favorites. He listens to a lot of CD stories during his quiet time and this one has moved to the top of his list. The Seller I bought this through was exceptional and I give the seller 5 stars as well!
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Monica S
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic for everyone!
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2012
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Tremendous audio book! The story is amazing. It has so many details that will appeal to adults and the story is engaging for kids. The performance of David Hyde Peirce makes this unforgetable. He brings all the characters to life. I highly reccommend this to any family on a road trip!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Audiobook came missing a CD
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
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I ordered this for Christmas for my daughter and she didn’t open the package for a while after receiving it. When she finally did it was missing a CD. Such a bummer!
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WENDY
5.0 out of 5 stars Love It - Excellent Reading!
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2018
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Such a great book and very well done reading! Highly recommend...the reader makes the book come alive!
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babydoc
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice voice narration!
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2015
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Enjoyed listening to this in the car. The narrator doesn't nice job of using a variety of pleasing voices. I was glad that my six-year-old had the book to read along with because so much of the story is dependent upon visual plays on words.
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Tone747
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic and very enjoyable story - don't let the kids enoy it without you!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2016
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This is a great story no matter your age and it is full of wit and delightful characters. It will appeal to children of school age and will encourage them to understand words and numbers in a humorous way. The talking book saw us across France and Spain in a car.
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Jack
5.0 out of 5 stars Great to hear
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2014
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This was my favourite childhood book. So to hear it being read by David Hyde Pierce was quite frankly on of the best combinations ever! I'm already listening to it a second time and I don't foresee a lagging in my enthusiasm for this incredible, funny and free thinking story.
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R. Meadows
5.0 out of 5 stars Just great!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2018
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Love the book and this narrator brings it alive providing even greater enjoyment. Perfect!
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