Alberic the Wise and Other Journeys by Norton Juster

He is survived by a daughter and granddaughter. Three tales of wonderThree quests for greatnessThree feats of imagination Norton Juster, author of the beloved classic The Phantom Tollbooth, shares spellbinding stories that entertain and delight. A Young Lady in a Make-Believe Landscape, from Alberic the Wise and Other Journeys by Norton Juster (1965) A disaffected young Claude habitually frequents a museum. Juster’s other notable works include Stark Naked: A Paranomastic Odyssey (1969), Alberic the Wise and Other Journeys (1972), Otter Nonsense (1982, illustrated by Eric Carle), and The Hello, Goodbye Window (2005) which was awarded a Caldecott Medal.Ī native of Brooklyn, New York, Juster resided in Amherst, Massachusetts with his wife Jeanne, who died in 2018. In 1965, the story was adapted for MGM Animation by Jones into an Oscar-winning short film, narrated by actor Robert Morley. As a means of wooing the dot, the line learns to turn itself into increasingly complex shapes. Both brainy and emotional, the book follows the romance between a red dot and a blue line. Juster’s other modern classic, The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics, which he illustrated himself, was first published by Random House in 1963. the books publication-Juster and Feiffer met as young neighbors in Brooklyn. Last we heard (in 2018), Carlos Saldanha ( Ferdinand) had taken over directing duties, with a script from Ted Melfi ( Rio), off a previous draft from Michael Vukadinovich ( Marvel's Runaways) and Phil Johnston ( Zootopia). Another live-action adaptation has been in the works since at least 2017, with Matt Shakman ( Game of Thrones) reportedly at the helm. The third tale examines the nature of happiness through two kings, radically different rulers in radically different kingdoms.

animator Jones, Abe Levitow, and Dave Monahana collaborated on directing a live-action/animation adaptation of The Phantom Tollbooth, starring Butch Patrick as Milo.