Phantom Tollbooth Illo

Posted on By kevinwmoore 3 Comments on Phantom Tollbooth Illo
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I was cleaning out my hard drive when I stumbled upon this project I completed for a children’s literature class. I think the exercise was to creatively present themes, etc. found in a classic kids book — an exercise an instructor would likely assign to a group of 4th, 5th or 6th graders. Hence all that verbiage around the drawering. Ignore that. Just look at the funny picture. I love that book.

3 thoughts on “Phantom Tollbooth Illo”

    1. Haha!

      No, it’s The Humbug. Here’s the character description from SparkNotes:

      The Humbug is an insect who lives only to flatter people—especially himself. The Humbug is ignorant about everything from math to geography and proves himself the fool by his constant attempts to say intelligent things. After trying to brown-nose his way to favor with King Azaz, he accompanies Milo and Tock on their journey.

  2. My all time favourite book when I was growing up. I also do a novel study on it every year ( I teach grade 6). The students really get into it. I love your drawings!

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