“Why, did you know that if a beaver two feet long with a tail a foot and a half long can build a dam twelve feet high and six feet wide in two days, all you would need to build Boulder Dam is a beaver sixty-eight feet long with a fifty-one-foot tail?" "Where would you find a beaver that big?" grumbled the Humbug as his pencil point snapped. "I'm sure I don't know," he replied, "but if you did, you'd certainly know what to do with him.”
Quote by Norton Juster
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The Phantom Tollbooth 50th Anniversary Edition
This 50th anniversary edition of the beloved children's novel features a timeless story of a young boy's journey through a fantastical world filled with riddles and adventures. The book is renowned for its clever wordplay and imaginative narrative, making it a cherished read for generations of young readers. more
Author
Norton Juster
Norton Juster is an American author renowned for his children's literature. His most famous work, 'Charlotte's Web,' has been a beloved classic since its publication in 1952. Beyond children's literature, Juster has also ventured into adult fiction and poetry. more
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