Juster s classic book The Phantom Tollbooth tells the tale of a bored young boy, Milo, who is transported to a world of wonder when he drives through a magical tollbooth that has arrived without warning at his house. Photo: AP
Norton Juster, the celebrated children s author who fashioned a world of adventure and punning punditry in the million-selling classic
The Phantom Tollbooth and remained true to his wide-eyed self in such favourites as
The Dot And The Line and
Stark Naked, has died at 91.
Juster s death was confirmed on Tuesday by a spokesperson for Random House Children s Books, who did not immediately provide details. Juster s friend and fellow author Mo Willems tweeted on Tuesday that Juster ran out of stories” and died peacefully” the night before.
Author, architect Norton Juster dies at 91 at Northampton home
Tori Juster, left, of Amherst reads aloud from The Hello, Goodbye Window , written by her grandfather, Norton Juster, center, as her mother, Emily Juster, turns the pages of a second copy for the benefit of Smith College Campus School kindergartners visiting at Christopher Heights in Northampton on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020.
Norton Juster, author of “The Odious Ogre,” is shown at his Amherst home in this undated photo. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO/GORDON DANIELS
This cover image released by Random House Children’s Books shows The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. The celebrated architect and children’s author who fashioned a special world of his own in “The Phantom Tollbooth” died at age 91. His death was confirmed Tuesday by a spokesperson for Random House Children s Books. (Random House Children’s Books via AP)
Juster's friend, the children's author Mo Willems, said on Twitter that Juster "ran out of stories & passed peacefully last night." "Norton's greatest work was himself: a tapestry of delightful tales," Willems said. "The Phantom Tollbooth" tells the tale of a bored young boy, Milo, who is transported to a world of wonder when he drives through a magical tollbooth that has arrived without warning at his house.
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