Author: Neil Gaiman
Title: Fortunately, the Milk
Narrator: Neil Gaiman
Publication Info: HarperCollins (2013)
Previously Read by the Same Author:
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- American Gods
- The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish
- Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
- The Graveyard Book
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane
- The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes
- The Sandman: The Doll’s House
- The Sandman: Dream Country
- The Sandman: Season of Mists
- The Sandman: A Game of You
Summary/Review:
We listened to this with the kids on a road trip this weekend, once in each direction. The narrator is a boy whose Dad goes out to buy milk at the corner store and after a long absence returns with an outlandish tale of where he’d been. His adventures include encounters with aliens in flying saucers, pirates, vampires, colorful ponies, and traveling as a companion to Professor Steg, a very wise stegosaurus. They travel through time, escape an erupting volcano, and never fail to hold on to the milk, all while on board a Floaty-Ball-Person-Carrier (a.k.a. a hot air balloon). It’s all delightfully silly and a good follow-up to our previous favorite audio book for road trips, Gaiman’s The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, which very likely features the same family.
Rating: ****