For the Guardian she tagged her favorite classic American novels for children that may be overlooked outside of the US. One entry on the list:The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterRead about another entry on the list.
An inventive, playful story about Milo, a kid bored by life who enters mysterious worlds via a cardboard tollbooth that shows up at his house one day. Accompanied by an impossible dog named Toc, he discovers odd creatures, difficult missions, and the fact that there may be one or two things to be excited about in his own universe.
The Phantom Tollbooth is a book Cristina García hopes parents will read to their kids.
--Marshal Zeringue
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