Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman

Fortunately, the Milk

by Neil Gaiman

From multi-award-winning Neil Gaiman comes a spectacularly silly, mind-bendingly clever, brilliantly bonkers adventure - with lip-smackingly gorgeous illustrations by Chris Riddell.

Mum's away. Dad's in charge. There's no milk. So Dad saves the day by going to buy some.

Really, that's all that happens. Very boring. YAAAAAAAAAWN.

There are absolutely none of the following inside: GLOBBY GREEN ALIENS! INTERGALACTIC POLICE! PIRATES! And most definitely NOT a time-travelling hot-air balloon piloted by the brilliant Professor Steg ...

Don't miss this gloriously entertaining novel about time-travel, dinosaurs, milk and dads.

Reviewed by elvinagb on

5 of 5 stars

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(This ebook edition was provided by Net Galley and Bloomsbury in exchange for an honest review)

As a huge fan of Neil Gaiman I have been looking forward to reading this newest children’s book which is being released this fall.
I had the opportunity to attend one of Neil’s book signings earlier this month in Toronto at The Danforth Music Hall, where we got to listen to him read a small passage from this delightful book. It is quite a thing to be in a room with roughly 1200 adults giggling and laughing at a man reading a children’s book about a dad going out to get his children some milk and ending up on a hot air balloon with a talking, airship flying, time traveling stegosaurus, also includes some pirates, volcano gods, wumpires and green slimy, snotty, attitude challenged aliens.
The eBook edition I was loaned did not include Chris’s artwork but if the cover is any indication, they will be spectacular.
Oh, and be careful when you go out for milk for your breakfast or tea and if you look up and see something round and shiny hovering over head just get the milk and get home quick.

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