Milo is boy with no friends, no enthusiasm, and no excitment, and no happiness. After coming home from school day, there is a gift waiting for him. It is in a giant gift box. After Milo opens his gift, he finds a tollbooth and a small car. Milo gets in the car and passes the tollbooth, and suddenly he is transported to another dimension. He goes on long, unusual, strange, exciting, and amazing journey. Milo meets interesting characters and visits fascinating places. Along the way he finds trouble, helps villages, dines with royalty, solves problems and works out his own personal problems.

The illustrations used in each chapter, the humor and creativity used throughout the story, and Milo's traveling companion, Tock.

go off on my own magical journey just as Milo did.

like I was a million miles away. This book really explores imagination with its originality and style.

received and continues to receive lots of praise for this novel

it's an incredible book. I read it over and over again when I was a kid. And I would recommend it to anyone with young children. It really is a wonderful story.

First published in 1961, this book is timeless. Milo goes on an adventure similar to Alice In Wonderland. This was the first novel I ever read. I first read it when I was seven years old. My father read it when he was a child then he passed it on to me. It was and is still one of my favorite books.

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