The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish

A young man swaps his father for his friend's goldfish, and when his mother finds out, he returns the fish to his friend, only to be sent on a long series of trades to get his father back

It's a graphic short story more than a traditional picture book, by a famous fantasy and comics team. From the front end-flap to the final Fin (and not excepting the copyright page), this is a witty, funny collaboration. Neil Gaiman's grasp of kid-narrative logic and Dave McKean's whimsical layered art tell the story of a dad who "doesn't pay much attention to anything, when reading his newspaper" and the narrator's brilliant idea of swapping him for something more interesting--and of course, the convoluted consequences.