![]() ![]() ![]() And the need to fetch milk at the corner shop results in a wacky, wild adventure for the father to tell his kids, neither of whom really believe him. In true Gaiman style, a bottle (or rather, two bottles) of milk manage to save the world fortunately, the father has the milk still in his pocket after a whole series of improbable adventures involving aliens who want to remodel the world, a dinosaur with a time machine, and more. That said, it’s a great little story, and it has wonderfully wacky illustrations, which could use a little more time if you’ve got it. I’m just going to write a short review, since it took me a short time to read Fortunately, the Milk (actually probably like ten minutes in a bookstore). This is one of the weirdest books I’ve read in a while. ‘ Find out just how odd things get in this hilarious story of time travel and breakfast cereal, expertly told by Newbery Medalist and bestselling author Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Skottie Young.” I looked up and saw a huge silver disc hovering in the air above Marshall Road.’ ‘ Hullo, I said to myself. ‘I walked out of the corner shop, and heard a noise like this: T h u m m t h u m m. Nothing else that you could put on cereal, unless you think that ketchup or mayonnaise or pickle juice would be nice on your Toastios, which I do not, and neither did my little sister, although she has eaten some pretty weird things in her day, like mushrooms in chocolate. ![]() There was only orange juice in the fridge. ![]()
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