An absolute delight of a madcap story for the young (and young-at-heart) by New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, with equal parts pirates and piranhas, adventure and aliens, oddity and love.

"I bought the milk," said my father. "I walked out of the corner shop, and heard a noise like this: t h u m m t h u m m. I looked up and saw a huge silver disc hovering in the air above Marshall Road."

"Hullo," I said to myself. "That's not something you see every day. And then something odd happened."

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.

Author: Neil Gaiman
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 09/17/2013
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780062224071
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 160992 / Fortunately, the Milk


Award: 2015 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee - Grades 3-5
Award: Great Stone Face Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-6
Award: 2016 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Nominee - Grades 3-5
Award: 2016 Nene Award Nominee - Children's Fiction
Award: 2016 Sequoyah Book Awards Nominee - Children's
Award: 2016 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Nominee - Grades 3-5
Award: 2016 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee - Grades 3-5
Award: 2016 Nutmeg Book Award Nominee - Elementary
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2013
Booklist 07/01/2013 pg. 74
Publishers Weekly 07/15/2013
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2013 pg. 89
School Library Journal 10/01/2013 pg. 102
Shelf Awareness 09/27/2013
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2013 pg. 92
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Young, Skottie: -

Skottie Young is an award-winning cartoonist and writer who illustrates New York Times bestselling adaptations of L. Frank Baum's Oz novels for Marvel Entertainment. His unique art style and sensibilities have drawn acclaim worldwide, earning him multiple Eisner Awards. He has worked in comics, toys, and animation for Marvel, Warner Bros., Image Comics, Mattel, Cartoon Network, and many more. Skottie lives in Illinois.

Gaiman, Neil: -

Neil Gaiman is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of books for children and adults whose award-winning titles include Norse Mythology, American Gods, The Graveyard Book, Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett), Coraline, and The Sandman graphic novels. Neil Gaiman is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR and Professor in the Arts at Bard College.