*This is NOT a comic! But the illustrator also makes comics! By Norton Juster. Illustrated by Jules Feiffer. Published by Harper Collins. Softcover, 272 pages, Prose w/ B&W Illustrations, 1961 (2024 edition) You can’t do better if you’re looking for wit, wordplay, and enough pun-inspiring passages to fill a dad joke book. This is a timeless (pun intended) tale of finding the beauty in life, no matter how hard you have to look for it. With almost 5 million copies sold 60 years after its original publication, generations of readers have now journeyed with Milo to the Lands Beyond in this beloved classic. Enriched by Jules Feiffer’s splendid illustrations, the wit, wisdom, and wordplay of Norton Juster’s offbeat fantasy are as beguiling as ever. “Comes up bright and new every time I read it . . . it will continue to charm and delight for a very long time yet. And teach us some wisdom, too.” —Phillip PullmanFor Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously 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 even embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason. Somewhere along the way, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it’s exciting beyond his wildest dreams!
