1. The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth is a kids book by Norton Juster. It’s about a boy named Milo who goes on a journey through a magical kingdom and meets different particular and strange characters that were very memorable. The main idea of the book is about fighting everyday boredom, the value of education, and the importance of common sense. I remember reading this when I was younger and thought that it was strange but also very fun.
2. The Hobbit
The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolken is a children’s fantasy book and is one of the first books that people think of when someone starts talking about western fantasy. This book is also one of the best selling of all time. It starts out with a creature called a hobbit which is basically a person scaled down to a little more than half the height of a normal man. One day the main character, Bilbo Baggins, finds himself with 14 dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf the Grey knocking on his door looking for a 15th member to join them on an adventure. Hobbits are actually more known for avoiding adventure but still Bilbo is persuaded and joins them. They go through many obstacles and meet both friends and enemies all to reclaim the dwarves’ kingdom from a dragon named Smaug. I think that this is overall a great classic fantasy novel that is still enjoyed by both children and adults.
3. The Little Prince
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The Little Prince is a children’s book by Antoine de Saint Exupery, told from the perspective of the narrator, an airplane pilot who crashed in the Sahara where he met a young boy named The Little Prince. The boy lives on a small planet with a rose for a friend and throughout the book he visits different planets (including Earth) because he is lonely. Most of the planets he visits have one person, like him, but they are too busy to spend time with him. On Earth, the boy tries to make friends with a fox, but the fox teaches him that friends are made through time and effort. At the end, The Little Prince arranges for a poisonous snake to bite him so that he can die and return to his own planet. The book explores themes of loneliness, friendship, curiosity and loss. I think that this book is very interesting because it is a short, simple book but the perspective and the story of The Little Prince makes it so much more complex.
-Lucia Menegon-Garcia
My first question; Did the fox die? Other than that, though, I like how you included three books in this sort of reading 'bundle', it definitely emerges out of the typical style of the blog themes I see. The Phantom Tollbooth also sounds like such an entertaining read; never knew a book like that could get so deep into the values of education and importances of common sense.
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DeleteGreat review! I’ve read and enjoyed _The Hobbit_, which was quite an exciting novel. The thread through the stories you’ve selected seems to be “adventure” finding the characters, instead of the characters seeking adventure. I like that you put a “Hide the Pain Harold” photo at the top of your post.
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