Fortunately, the Milk
7 journalers for this copy...
Gaiman is an undeniably gifted storyteller. This children's book is utter silliness, but it is the kind of utter silliness that pulls you right in and won't let you go. Enjoyable!
The physical book is itself gorgeous -- a hardcover that is richly illustrated with Skottie Young's pen and ink line drawings.
The physical book is itself gorgeous -- a hardcover that is richly illustrated with Skottie Young's pen and ink line drawings.
Journal Entry 2 by ReallyBookish at RABCK, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, April 13, 2014
Released 10 yrs ago (4/14/2014 UTC) at RABCK, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
This book is on its way to melydia as a RABCK. I hope she enjoys it! :)
Received this wishlist RABCK in the mail yesterday. Thank you so much! I've been wanting to read this one for a while.
The children have no milk for their breakfast cereal, so their father runs to the store to fetch some. He takes a very long time to return, and his explanation of where he's been is memorable, to say the least. The illustrations are fun, reminding me a bit of Shel Silverstein though I can't put my finger on why. All in all a charming book. This would be a fun one to read aloud.
Taking to the BCinDC holiday party.
I picked up this book at the last BCinDC meetup. This was me: A NEIL GAIMAN BOOK I HAVE NOT READ! *GRAB*
PS- The illustrator is one I have LONG admired for his Oz graphic novel illustrations. So I'm especially glad to have a chance to read this.
PS- The illustrator is one I have LONG admired for his Oz graphic novel illustrations. So I'm especially glad to have a chance to read this.
I am trying very hard to make a dent in Mountain Range To Be Read in my house, and this is one I read earlier this year finally, despite having acquired it many, many moons ago.
I adore Neil Gaiman's humorous storytelling, and I'm SUCH a fan of Skottie Young (especially the graphic novel versions of Oz stories he illustrated). So this was a complete pleasure for me from start to finish. It was definitely a silly dad joke taken to the extreme!
I adore Neil Gaiman's humorous storytelling, and I'm SUCH a fan of Skottie Young (especially the graphic novel versions of Oz stories he illustrated). So this was a complete pleasure for me from start to finish. It was definitely a silly dad joke taken to the extreme!
Taking to a BCinDC meetup. I hope it finds a new reader there!
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Welcome to BookCrossing!
Making a journal entry here lets me know the book has been found and is safe in your hands. The book is yours now! Read it, give it to a friend, pass it on, or keep it forever--it's your choice.
If you pass it on to someone or leave it "in the wild" for someone else to find, please make another journal entry or release notes here to explain that it's travelling to find another home.
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I hope you enjoy the book. Happy reading!
Journal Entry 9 by 
6of8
at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, etc, Virginia USA on Sunday, February 19, 2023
6of8 at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, etc, Virginia USA on Sunday, February 19, 2023
So excited that KateKintail brought this to meet-up today! I saw it on her Goodreads page and figured she was ear-reading it (Neil Gaiman telling you a story is always a good thing!). To find it in physical form was a joy. I probably won't wait very long to read this.
I was passed this book today by a friend. When I got home, I picked it up just to peek at it. On page 78 I got a text informing me I was late for dinner. I finished the book just now when I got home from dinner. It was very hard to put down because things just kept happening.
My father was a spinner of yarns, a teller of tall tales (his voyages with his buddy Chris Columbus in search of a McDonald's were legendary), and, as my toddler niece once said, "Silly." The dad in this story has him beat. He goes out to buy milk and ends up saving the world from aliens and a dinosaur scientist in a hot air balloon time machine from a volcano, and sings songs with space police, and walks the plank of a pirate ship, and . . .He brings the milk home to his children and explains why it took him so long.
My father was a spinner of yarns, a teller of tall tales (his voyages with his buddy Chris Columbus in search of a McDonald's were legendary), and, as my toddler niece once said, "Silly." The dad in this story has him beat. He goes out to buy milk and ends up saving the world from aliens and a dinosaur scientist in a hot air balloon time machine from a volcano, and sings songs with space police, and walks the plank of a pirate ship, and . . .He brings the milk home to his children and explains why it took him so long.
I wasn't sure what to do with this book when I finished it -- people I know who would want to read it have read it before me. I thought of mailing it to my niece, but she hasn't read the last dozen books I sent her, so . . . But I found out that there is a very good chance I will be able to attend the Unconvention in New Zealand in October and this book is on Kiwiinengland's wishlist. Best of all, I will be travelling with my niece, who can surely manage to get it read on a 24-hour plane trip.
Journal Entry 12 by bludanzer22 at -- Airports and planes, California USA on Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Does it ramble? Yes. Did it remind me of the fantastical stories my Grandpa and Father used to spin when I was little? Also yes.
Cute book, definitely recommended
Cute book, definitely recommended
Journal Entry 13 by bludanzer22 at -- Airports and planes, California USA on Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Does it ramble? Yes. Did it remind me of the fantastical stories my Grandpa and Father used to spin when I was little? Also yes.
Cute book, definitely recommended
Cute book, definitely recommended
Journal Entry 14 by kiwiinengland at Waiheke Island, Auckland Province New Zealand on Saturday, October 14, 2023
A fabulous Wishlist gift handed over in person when 6of8, bludanzer22 and I met up for hot chocolates, beach strolling, and bus exploring on Waiheke Island.
A quick read which I greatly enjoyed, especially the scientific thinking presented by the Professor.
A quick read which I greatly enjoyed, especially the scientific thinking presented by the Professor.
Journal Entry 15 by kiwiinengland at Oneroa in Waiheke Island, Auckland Province New Zealand on Saturday, October 14, 2023
Released 7 mos ago (10/14/2023 UTC) at Oneroa in Waiheke Island, Auckland Province New Zealand
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
If you aren't familiar with Bookcrossing, take a few minutes to check out this very cool site. Bookcrossers LOVE books, and more than anything, they love to read books and then set them free for other people to find and enjoy. I would love it if you would leave a journal entry -- you can say where you found the book or how you liked it when you read it.
Journal Entry 16 by alkaline-kiwi at Waiheke Island, Auckland Province New Zealand on Sunday, October 15, 2023
Claimed from last night's dinner gathering - it looks like a fantastic (and fantastical) read!
Journal Entry 17 by alkaline-kiwi at Auckland, Auckland Province New Zealand on Saturday, October 21, 2023
Read this on the bus to work yesterday afternoon - an absolutely delightful book with amazing illustrations.
I have some friends who I think would enjoy this before I figure out where it will be heading next.
I have some friends who I think would enjoy this before I figure out where it will be heading next.
