Book Review: Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman

Author: Neil Gaiman
Title: Fortunately, the Milk
Narrator: Neil Gaiman
Publication Info: HarperCollins (2013)
Previously Read by the Same Author:

• • 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: ****