Super adorable! You will want to read this to your little neighbor or kid sister. It reminds me of Maywood Hills Elementary... I would like to try to read a young reader book like this every Fall. It seems to be just the spirit!
The Phantom Tollbooth is a younger and sweeter Alice and Wonderland- but in an educational light (as opposed to a "cracked out" light).
A disengaged youth named Milo, travels to the land of Wisedom via Phantom Tollbooth, where he is teamed with the watchdog, Tock, and the Humbug to rescue the princesses Rhyme and Reason. Milo acquires sights, sounds, words, numbers, and a magic staff (aka pencil), with which to navigate his adventure through Dictionopolis, The Doldrums, Point of View, Conclusions, Digitopolis, etc...
The lessons of this book and the land of Wisdom are more than relevant for readers of any age. Milo learns the value of being attentive and curious... "...so many things are possible just as long as you don't know they're impossible."
