By Norton Juster
Illustrated by Jules Feiffer

A Carle Museum "Top of the Shelf" Book.
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This is the story of a really rotten Ogre who is extraordinarily large, exceedingly ugly, unusually angry, constantly hungry, and absolutely merciless. He terrorizes the entire countryside and all of the surrounding towns, wreaking havoc, sowing confusion, and dining happily on the hapless citizens. Nothing can stop him. But then he takes a wrong turn and encounters a kind and friendly young lady who does her best to help him - with an extremely surprising result.

By Norton Juster
Illustrated by Chris Raschka

Is it Sourpuss of Sweetie Pie? That's the question whenever Nanna and Poppy are treated to a visit from their granddaughter. Most of the time she's Sweetie Pie, some of the time she's Sourpuss, and then there are those occasions when she's both at once. You can never be sure which it will be. Happy and sad, joyful and furious, delighted and dejected, loving and impossible. She can change in the blink of an eye. The sequel to The Hello, Goodbye Window.

By Norton Juster
Illustrated by Chris Raschka

The kitchen window at Nanna and Poppy's house is, for one little girl, a magic gateway. Everything important happens near it, through it, or beyond it. Told in her voice, her story is both a voyage of discovery and a celebration of the commonplace wonders that define childhood. It is also a love song devoted to that special relationship between grandparents and grandchild. Winner of the 2006 Caldecott Medal.

By Norton Juster

Here is the anguished story of a distraught straight line who falls in love with a frivolous dot -- a romance destined to take its place among the immortal works of literature. Some may call it a poignant and sensitive evocation of an eternal theme. Others may see it as a sensitive, soul-searching examination of a heart-wrenching dilemma. Or, in these uncertain times, when we seem to stand alienated from the meaning of life itself, is it a shining beacon illuminating the path to some higher understanding? We doubt it.

By Norton Juster
Illustrated by G. Brian Karas

A new block, a new house, and a new boy who doesn't know anyone at all. That's the worst part: how will he ever make friends? The boy wanders along the street, deep in thought, until he makes a decision, stops, and at the top of his voice, calls out NEVILLE again and again. Soon all the neighborhood kids have gathered to join in. But who is Neville? Does he live there? What's he like? Everyone wants to know, and you will too.

By Norton Juster with annotations by Leonard S. Marcus
Illustrated by Jules Feiffer

The Phantom Tollbooth is a universally beloved childhood classic. In the fifty years since its original publication, millions of children have breathlessly followed Milo's adventures in the Lands Beyond. Now Leonard Marcus, a nationally acclaimed writer on children's literature, has created a richly annotated edition of this perennial favorite.

By Norton Juster
Illustrated by Jules Feiffer

This special 50th anniversary edition includes a new preface by Norton Juster and essays by esteemed authors, educators, and artists -- including Jeanne Birdsall, Michael Chabon, Suzanne Collins, Philip Pullman, Mo Willems, and others -- to celebrate this remarkable milestone. It also contains photographs of the author and illustrator then and now and, of course, the complete, charming story of The Phantom Tollbooth.