Like many kids, Milo, the protagonist of Norton Juster’s quick-witted fantasy, is chronically bored. Until the day, that is, when a mysterious package appears in his room without explanation. What follows is one of the most exuberant, clever, silly, mind-bending, and joyous expeditions in children’s literature—a festival of puns, homonyms (including such figures as the Whether Man and the Senses Taker), logical conundrums, and topsy-turvy adventures in which Milo meets unforgettable characters, has his assumptions upended, and tries his hand at such things as conducting the colors of a sunrise. If you didn’t read it as a kid, count yourself lucky. What a treat you have in store!
This! It's the Hitchhiker's Guide for elementary school kids. I read this book over and over and its playful, clever, intellectual, and earnest tone made me fall in love with reading.
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