The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 26, 2006
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- Who it’s for
- A small act of terrible trading becomes a playful picture-book adventure with a bittersweet edge.
- Themes
- Comical family mischief, An unusual bargain
- Genres
- Funny Stories, Fish Stories, Parent-Child Stories
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This offbeat picture book from Neil Gaiman was described as "a bittersweet, guffaw-out-loud story from the most distinctive partnership in picture books today" by the Guardian. What if you wanted your best friend's two goldfish so much that you'd swap anything for them, even your father? What if your mother came home and found out what you'd done?
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The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish is a wry adventure and was the first book for younger readers from the acclaimed author and illustrator of the New York Times bestsellers The Wolves in the Walls and Coraline. Chosen as one of Newsweek magazine's best children's books of the year, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish is the sort of picture book that works for readers of all ages. If the dad in your life is the sort who enjoys a laugh, especially one at his own expense, he will enjoy The Day I Sawpped My Dad for Two Goldfish "I'll swap you my dad," I said. "Oh-oh," said my little sister.
A Wry Swap
A small act of terrible trading becomes a playful picture-book adventure with a bittersweet edge.
Come here for
- Offbeat humor built around an absurd exchange
- A wry take on family mischief
Expect
- A picture book with an accessible, playful feel
- Laughs with a bittersweet note
Where it sits
| Funny Stories | 50% |
|---|---|
| Fish Stories | 43% |
| Parent-Child Stories | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fish Stories
- Art & Architecture
- Kids' Comics & Graphic Novels
- Animal Comics
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- Fantasy Comics
- Horror Comics
- Funny Comics
- Parent-Child Stories
- Authors
- Neil Gaiman
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 26, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Comical family mischief · An unusual bargain
- Reading lane
- Fish Stories