My daughter disagrees where this book is concerned – she argues that while 40% of the book is about words, the majority is about knowledge itself. Most of us read because we love stories, but it’s a bonus to read a book that is written for “wordies,” which is what I call readers like myself who love words. I love this book because it’s a word-lover’s book. Indeed, as of this writing, it’s her second favorite book and she’s re-read it at least five times since it was assigned last month. My own daughter read it many times in the past, but didn’t fully appreciate it until this year. Over the years I’ve recommended it to many people when I felt my nieces and nephews were at an age to appreciate it, I bought them copies. I first read the book in junior high school on a friend’s recommendation and have kept a copy on hand ever since – indeed, my current copy is so old it lacks the ISBN scan line. This wonderfully clever fantasy, illustrated by Jules Feiffer, was written in 1961 and I believe it’s never been out of print. I couldn’t have been more thrilled when my daughter’s fifth grade English class was assigned Norton Juster’s The Phantom Tollbooth.
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