Dictionopolis is the name of the fantastic city visited by our hero Milo in the first
several chapters of , written by(with awesome illustrations by Jules
Feiffer).
At the beginning of the book, Milo receives a mysterious package
with a toy tollbooth and a map of what is labeled the "Lands Beyond." Milo is a bored
young fellow, diffident about the world and things in general. Warned by a sign on the strange
map to have a destination in mind, he chooses Dictionopolis as his starting location. Much to
his surprise, what he assumes to be a dull board game turns into a real place, and he is
magically transported directly into the Lands Beyond.
But he doesn't go
directly to Dictionopolisfirst, Milo needs to learn a little bit about wisdom on Wisdom's Road.
He gets lost in the colorless Doldrums, but he is rescued with help and advice from Tock, his
watchdog and alarm clock for his journey.
Milo learns that
Dictionopolis...
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