GAIMAN, Neil. Fortunately, the Milk. illus. by Skottie Young. HarperCollins. Sept. 2013. ISBN9780062224071. JLG Level:  I : Independent Readers (Grades 2–4). “Where have you been all this time?” asked my sister. “Ah,” said my father. “Um. Yes. Well, funny you should ask me that…I bought the milk…and then something odd happened,” he said. Father proceeds to tell a marvelously inventive story about pirates, piranhas, dinosaurs, volcanoes, and Floaty-Ball-Person-Carriers. Everyone has told a tale that sounds unbelievable, but Gaiman’s new work is a tribute to the art of storytelling. Even the most cynical reader will relax into a far-fetched account of why it took so long to bring home the milk.

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Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman

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Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman

SEP 5, 20130 MIN

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<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e2/65/e7/dford/3000x3000_8706171.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br /><p>GAIMAN, Neil. <a href="http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/books/view.dT/9780062224071&amp;?utm_campaign=SLJNewsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=ExtraHelping"><strong><em>Fortunately, the Milk.</em></strong></a> illus. by Skottie Young. HarperCollins. Sept. 2013. ISBN9780062224071. JLG Level:&nbsp; I : Independent Readers (Grades 2&ndash;4).</p> <p>&ldquo;Where have you been all this time?&rdquo; asked my sister. &ldquo;Ah,&rdquo; said my father. &ldquo;Um. Yes. Well, funny you should ask me that&hellip;I bought the milk&hellip;and then something odd happened,&rdquo; he said. Father proceeds to tell a marvelously inventive story about pirates, piranhas, dinosaurs, volcanoes, and Floaty-Ball-Person-Carriers. Everyone has told a tale that sounds unbelievable, but Gaiman&rsquo;s new work is a tribute to the art of storytelling. Even the most cynical reader will relax into a far-fetched account of why it took so long to bring home the milk.</p>