The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish

The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish

Neil Gaiman

Book - 2004

After trading his father for two goldfish, a boy and his little sister go on a rollicking adventure around town to get him back.

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Subjects
Goldfish > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Humorous stories > Juvenile fiction.
Graphic novels.
Genres
Graphic novels
Published
New York : HarperCollins Children's Books 2004.
Language
English
Main Author
Neil Gaiman (-)
Other Authors
Dave McKean (illustrator)
Edition
Revised edition
Item Description
Includes a new afterword by the author.
Physical Description
unpaged : color illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN
9780060587017
9780060587024
Contents unavailable.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Neil Gaiman's wry The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illus. by Dave McKean, returns in a new edition that includes Gaiman's narration on an included CD, as well as new cover art and an afterword by the author. PW said this tale of a boy who trades away his father is "[an] energetic, eye-catching volume." (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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Review by Horn Book Review

The title gives the premise; the conflict comes when Dad is further swapped by the former goldfish owner for a guitar, again swapped for a gorilla mask, and finally for a rabbit before returning home at last. The story is funny but overextended and lacking a payoff; the mixed-media illustrations are fresh and imaginatively designed but don't justify their extravagance. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

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