Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
Reviewed by: Ashley Huffines, Youth Services Assistant
Genre: Realistic Fantasy
Suggested Age: All ages!
What is the book about?: Dad leaves his son and daughter to go buy milk one morning while mom is out of town. The children pester their father with questions of why it took him so long. What follows is the spectacular story of his adventurous trip to the store.
My review: Neil Gaiman never fails to impress me with the limitless bounds of his imagination. This book isn’t the simple read aloud and go to bed. It’s a page turner for all ages with its pirates, dinosaurs, ponies, volcanos, aliens, vampires, plastic pink flamingos, dancing gnomes with flower pots on their heads, piranhas, outer space, time traveling hot air balloons, and of course, milk. The complexity of time travel will make the children think about how the different pieces of the story fall into place. Overall, I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting a quick, funny, light-hearted adventure to enjoy.
Rating: 5/5
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