Phangurl Di 🖖Is #ThePhantomTollbooth good? I've never read it. At least I don't think I have. Is it a fun read? #books #KidsLit #SciFi?
Commander Realo 
@Phangurl It has been heavily compared to Alice in Wonderland. It’s very whacky in a similar sense. However imagine the writer was an elementary school teacher. Best way to describe it. It’s fantasy but loosely in the way that a Dr. Seuss story can be classified as fantasy.
Third Foundation@Phangurl good for kids
Token Sane Person@Phangurl Definitely. Go for it.
Nick East (Indie Writer)@Phangurl I read it as an adult and thought it was awesome 5/5 stars, I wish I'd had it to read as a kid 😁
Peter
Winchell Chung ⚛🚀It's a classic! It can be read on a couple of levels
Mike
Paul Drye@Phangurl I liked it quite a lot as a kid. No idea how well it holds up in 2026, though, that was fifty years ago.
@pauldrye thanks Paul.
Dave FischerClassic.
My only regret about my (brief) college years is that I didn't take a class with Juster, who was teaching at my school. Oops.
@davefischer oooh that would've been cool. Thanks Dave.
evildrganymede@Phangurl I loved it. The movie is also a lot of fun, especially if you like Chuck Jones era WB animation.
@evildrganymede ooh good to know Evil Dr. Ganymede. Thanks.
@evildrganymede Thanks. I've started watching it. The animation is very familiar looking. Reminds me a little of the animation in the original Mary Poppins. And the scenery is very Seussian. The boy's voice sounds a lot like Charlie Brown's voice. So squeee!
@Phangurl Chuck Jones did a lot of the 60s era Bugs Bunny, Daffy duck, Marvin the Martian etc cartoons (the best era, imo) so you've probably seen the style before :)
@evildrganymede I like that style of #animation. Actually I like most styles but that style makes me especially happy.
And it was little Eddie Munster who played Milo!
And it was little Eddie Munster who played Milo!