Fortunately, the Milk
Fortunately, the Milk is a 2001 time-travel fiction and adventure fiction novella by Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell and Skottie Young. It deals with Storytelling, fathers, space and time and time travel.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 18 ratings, and 67 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 16 editions across 3 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Childrens Middle Grade bestseller list in 2013.
At about 128 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours.
About Fortunately, the Milk
A little boy and his little sister awake one morning, milkless. Their mother is away on business, their father is buried in the paper, and their Toastios are dry. What are young siblings to do? They impress upon their father that his tea is also without milk and sit back to watch their plan take effect. But something goes amiss, and their father doesn’t return and doesn’t return some more. When he does, finally, he has a story to tell, a story involving aliens; pirates; ponies; wumpires (not the handsome, brooding kind); and a stegosaurus professor who pilots a Floaty-Ball-Person-Carrier (which looks suspiciously like a hot-air balloon). There is time travel, treachery, and ample adventure, and, fortunately, the milk he has procured is rescued at every turn.
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Childrens Middle Grade, 2013
Quick answers
Who wrote Fortunately, the Milk?
Fortunately, the Milk was written by Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell and Skottie Young and first published in 2001.
What genre is Fortunately, the Milk?
It is usually shelved as Time Travel and Adventure.
How long is Fortunately, the Milk?
The median edition has 128 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Fortunately, the Milk?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Cave of Time, Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox and Pebble in the Sky.
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