Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman tells the story of how a Dad's trip to the corner shop to get some milk ended up rather lengthy, involving fantastical creatures such as slimy green aliens. The story is also peopled with an eighteenth century pirate crew who don't know what a plank is, ruthless wupmires and a nimble dinosaur inventor who owns a time machine. Somehow whatever scrape Dad gets himself into, fortunately the milk carton (hence the title) is never lost as it is being held onto or shoved into a pocket so he still has it to bring to his children at the end.
Unit Outcomes:
- Narrative writing
- Information text