The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish -

Neil Gaiman

HarperCollins

2006

64 páginas

2h 8m

ISBN-13: 9780060587031

One day Nathan comes over with two goldfish named Sawney and Beaney. "I'll swap you them," says the little boy of the house. "What for?" asks Nathan. As it turns out, Nathan doesn't want anything that the boy and his little sister suggest for trading... not an old spaceship or even Clownie the clown. Finally, the boy has an idea, the kind of idea (like discovering "electricity or fire or outer space or something") that changes the whole world. He decides to swap his dad (the silent guy behind the newspaper) for two goldfish. After all, the boy brags, his dad is as big as 100 goldfish and he swims better than a goldfish ("Liar," says his little sister.) But Nathan agrees to take their dad anyway. When their mother gets home, she is very mad, and sends her kids over to Nathan's to get their dad back. Sadly, Nathan has already traded their dad for an electric guitar. Page upon hilarious page goes by, as the father is traded again and again. When they finally track him down, he is still reading the newspaper! (Mom makes them promise never to swap their dad for anything ever again, and they promise.) Comic masters Neil Gaiman and artist Dave McKean have created a wonderful graphic short story for all ages. The artwork is magnificent, funny, multi-textured, and scritchy--the perfect visual accompaniment to this hip, kid-friendly exploration of the perils of bartering family members. --Karin Snelson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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O dia em que eu troquei meu pai por um peixinho dourado

Nesta obra cativante de Neil Gaiman, somos levados a uma jornada divertida e imaginativa quando um garoto decide trocar seu pai por dois peixinhos dourados. Gaiman, em sua genialidade, tece uma narrativa hilária que explora a criatividade infantil e as consequências inesperadas de trocas aparentemente inofensivas. A parceria com o ilustrador Dave McKean eleva a história, criando uma experiência visualmente envolvente que complementa perfeitamente a narrativa única de Gaiman.
A trama é repleta de reviravoltas cômicas à medida que o pai é trocado repetidamente, gerando risadas e surpresas a cada página. "The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish" é mais uma pérola da criatividade de Gaiman, uma leitura encantadora para todas as idades.