<p><b>From multi-award-winning Neil Gaiman comes a spectacularly silly, mind-bendingly clever, brilliantly bonkers adventure - with lip-smackingly gorgeous illustrations by Chris Riddell.</b><br> <br> <b>'A self-referential gem ... Both author and illustrator are craftsmen at the top of their game, making it look easy'</b> <i>Sunday Times,</i> Children's Book of the Year<br> <br> Mum's away. Dad's in charge. There's no milk. So Dad saves the day by going to buy some.<br> <br> Really, that's all that happens. Very boring. YAAAAAAAAAWN.<br> <br> There are absolutely none of the following inside:<br> <br> GLOBBY GREEN ALIENS!<br> INTERGALACTIC POLICE!<br> PIRATES!<br> And most definitely NOT a time-travelling hot-air balloon piloted by the brilliant dinosaur scientist Professor Steg...</p>