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Summary: disturbing in a good way
Review: overall a great book....neil gaiman and dave mckean did their ussual pushing the limit deal....and made the whole "childrens book idea"into " an adult can enjoy it too!" scenerio. the story is simple and sweet...but i cant help it notice the odd, idiocynractic, disturbing feel to it (which by the way...I LOVE)
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Summary: I'll swap my dad any day if that's book I'll get for it...
Review: Take Neil Gaiman, put him in a room together with Dave McKean. What do you get? Wonders. This dream-team has worked many times before and has produced some of the best Sandman comics in the bunch. Although it is presented as a book for those who are still children at heart and offers a moral which should not be overlooked, it spins a wondrous yarn about a boy and his friends, and mocks the sixdegrees theory in its undertow... Gaiman's words are beautiful and McKean's art is fantastic. You can read this book over and over again and never tire of it, or just leaf through the pages and marvel at the pictures, which are a great source of amusement for children who are yet to be able to read on their own. (I only wonder how come I never though about it doing this when I was 10...)
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Summary: Lavish illustrations make this book's simple humor shine
Review: The childhood fantasy of trading away one of your parents for something better is realized in this book! But even though Dad doesn't do much (he just sits reading his paper), mom wants him back, leading to a wonderful adventure as a timid young boy negotiates with each of his friends, who have in turn swapped his Dad away, until...well, you'll have to read it to find out!
First heard at a college picnic, we were all rolling on the ground laughing and crowding around to look at the pictures (the only things missing were our carpet squares and celery sticks)
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Summary: Nice story but graphics make it difficult to read
Review: The story is nice but the graphics/illustrations overwhelm the text
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Summary: A must for illustrator as well as graphic designers
Review: The technique he uses to create his illustrations are fantastic. The use of real life images within his own hand drawings are really good. It is not your normal children's book illustration, and I think is a refreshing change. The gestures and the drawings of the kids are wonderful.
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Summary: The day I swapped my dad for 2 goldfish
Review: This is not a children's book. It is dark. Don't read this to yor children. This person should not be writing childrens books.
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Summary: How much does a father go for these days?
Review: When a young boy (the story doesn't give him a name) decides to swap for a friend's goldfish, he finds that his father is the ultimate bargaining chip--after all, hasn't everyone always wanted to own one? The boy's father is such a hot item, in fact, that the neighborhood kids pass him back and forth, making one deal after another. Eventually, the mother sends the boy and his little sister to recover their father ("The very idea," she says), and they follow the swapping trail, redistributing the trade items as they go.
"The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish" is a brilliantly illustrated adventure map that navigates the relative values and the strange economy of childhood. Neil Gaiman's lively text is written with that special children's logic and fresh humor found in classics like "Winnie-the-Pooh" and "Peter Pan," and the rich texture of Dave McKean's images--vivid line drawings and colorful montages--gives the story a look that is unique in children's literature. This book occupies a special place in my library with a very few picture books, like "Old Turtle" and "Little Hobbin," that I could never part with.
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Summary: How much does a father go for these days?
Review: When a young boy (the story doesn't give him a name) decides to swap for a friend's goldfish, he finds that his father is the ultimate bargaining chip--after all, hasn't everyone always wanted to own one? The boy's father is such a hot item, in fact, that the neighborhood kids pass him back and forth, making one deal after another. Eventually, the mother sends the boy and his little sister to recover their father ("The very idea," she says), and they follow the swapping trail, redistributing the trade items as they go.
"The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish" is a brilliantly illustrated adventure map that navigates the relative values and the strange economy of childhood. Neil Gaiman's lively text is written with that special children's logic and fresh humor found in classics like "Winnie-the-Pooh" and "Peter Pan," and the rich texture of Dave McKean's images--vivid line drawings and colorful montages--gives the story a look that is unique in children's literature. This book occupies a special place in my library with a very few picture books, like "Old Turtle" and "Little Hobbin," that I could never part with.
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Summary: First Exposure
Review: While I have been a fan of Neil Gaiman for years, I was disappointed that my 8 year-old son would not be able to read his work until his teen years. This warped children's book was right up his alley. We read this story more often than another book in our libarary. I'm so glad I was able to let me child in on the wonderful warped world of Gaiman so much sooner than I expected!
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Summary: First Exposure
Review: While I have been a fan of Neil Gaiman for years, I was disappointed that my 8 year-old son would not be able to read his work until his teen years. This warped children's book was right up his alley. We read this story more often than another book in our libarary. I'm so glad I was able to let me child in on the wonderful warped world of Gaiman so much sooner than I expected!
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