Book Vs Movie: The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Book Vs. Movie:</strong> <strong><em>The Phantom Tollbooth</em></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>The 1961Classic Children’s Novel Vs the 1970 Chuck Jones-Directed Movie</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/60822/000250_hero.jpg" alt= "" width="300" height="140" /></strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Margos are heading back to the world of Children’s literature with</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Phantom-Tollbooth-Norton-Juster/dp/0394820371"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Phantom Tollbooth</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by author</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Juster"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Norton Juster</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and illustrations by</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Feiffer"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Jules Feiffer</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">which was first published in 1961. The story of a bored young boy named Milo who finds a magical tollbooth that sets him off on incredible adventures in math and wordplay. Along the way, he meets a big dog named Tock who keeps him on time as he reaches the Kingdom of Wisdom and develops a love of learning and puns. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Juster was given a Ford Foundation grant in 1958 to write the story but it wasn’t until his neighbor Jules Feiffer came up with the unique illustrations that the story came to life. It’s now considered a classic and therefore tough to adapt to screen. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Animation superstar</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Jones"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Chuck Jones</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">directed the film for MGM (Juster hated the final product) and it stars</span> <a href= "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0665822/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Butch Patrick,</span