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Synopsis
"I'll swap you my dad," I said.
"Oh-oh," said my little sister.
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?
The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish is a hilarious adventure and was the first book for younger readers from the acclaimed author and illustrator of the New York Times best-sellers 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 beloved by readers of all ages. This new edition features brand-new jacket art and an afterword by the author on the origins of this unique and wonderfully funny story.
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"Delightful." -- Time Out New York Kids
"An energetic, eye-catching volume." -- Publishers Weekly
Delightful. --Time Out New York Kids
"A bittersweet, guffaw-out-loud story from the most distinctive partnership in picture books today."--The Guardian (UK)
"Leave it to Neil Gaiman to write a zany tale that's swimmingly good."--The Washington Missourian
"Delightful."--Time Out New York Kids
"McKean is in peak form here, with dark, spiky graphics that somehow manage to convey both sweetness and menace."--Washington Post
"An energetic, eye-catching volume."--Publishers Weekly
Delightful. --Time Out New York Kids"
A bittersweet, guffaw-out-loud story from the most distinctive partnership in picture books today. --The Guardian (UK)"
About the Author
Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, Anansi Boys, The Graveyard Book, Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett), The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains; the Sandman series of graphic novels; and the story collections Smoke and Mirrors, Fragile Things, and Trigger Warning. He is the winner of numerous literary honors, including the Hugo, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy awards, and the Newbery and Carnegie Medals. Originally from England, he now lives in the United States. He is Professor in the Arts at Bard College.
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