Tom Nancy: The Sheep Who Swapped Brains with a Boy
Sep 2026 Ā· Sold by Penguin
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THREE STARRED REVIEWS! ā¢ From two of the most acclaimed and beloved picture book makers today, Mac Barnett and X. Fang, comes a hilarious trickster tale like no other. A sneaky sheep has a proposal for an innocent boy that will change both of their lives forever: a brain swap!
Farmer's son Felix knows that Tom Nancy is a clever little sheep. Still, Felix is surprised to learn that not only can this sheep talk, he also has a marvelous machine stowed away in the barn that will allow them to switch brains for the day. Felix agrees to Tom Nancyās idea of a swap, and it works! Felix finds that life in the pasture as a sheep is interesting. But Tom Nancy discovers that being a boy who wrestles and eats sandwiches is simply stupendous! So when Felix tells him heās ready to switch back, Tom Nancy has another idea . . .
A deliciously subversive story that delivers some just deserts, Tom Nancy will have readers of all ages laughing out loud and on the edge of their seats.
Farmer's son Felix knows that Tom Nancy is a clever little sheep. Still, Felix is surprised to learn that not only can this sheep talk, he also has a marvelous machine stowed away in the barn that will allow them to switch brains for the day. Felix agrees to Tom Nancyās idea of a swap, and it works! Felix finds that life in the pasture as a sheep is interesting. But Tom Nancy discovers that being a boy who wrestles and eats sandwiches is simply stupendous! So when Felix tells him heās ready to switch back, Tom Nancy has another idea . . .
A deliciously subversive story that delivers some just deserts, Tom Nancy will have readers of all ages laughing out loud and on the edge of their seats.
THREE STARRED REVIEWS! ā¢ From two of the most acclaimed and beloved picture book makers today, Mac Barnett and X. Fang, comes a hilarious trickster tale like no other. A sneaky sheep has a proposal for an innocent boy that will change both of their lives forever: a brain swap!
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Linda Brown
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September 22, 2026
Whimsical & good messageš¦š Loved the illustrator's style, especially Tom Nancy's sneers and smirks. The "the grass is always greener..." and "karma bites" messages are clear and all in all this is a delightful storybook that should please young kids and adults alike. Thanks to Tundra Book Group and NetGalley for sharing a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest opinion.
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MAC BARNETT, the 2025ā2026 National Ambassador for Young Peopleās Literature, is a New York Timesābestselling author of stories for children. Macās books have won many prizes, including two Caldecott Honors, three New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Childrenās Book Awards, three E. B. White Read Aloud Awards and the Boston GlobeāHorn Book Award, as well as several international prizes. He lives in Oakland, California.
X. FANG is a Taiwanese-American illustrator. Her picture books include Broken, a New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Childrenās Book Award winner; We Are Definitely Human, recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Award; and her debut picture book, Dim Sum Palace, which won the Society of Illustratorsā Dilys Evans Founderās Award and was named one of Slateās 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years, among other honors. She lives in Midcoast Maine.
X. FANG is a Taiwanese-American illustrator. Her picture books include Broken, a New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Childrenās Book Award winner; We Are Definitely Human, recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Award; and her debut picture book, Dim Sum Palace, which won the Society of Illustratorsā Dilys Evans Founderās Award and was named one of Slateās 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years, among other honors. She lives in Midcoast Maine.
MAC BARNETT, the 2025ā2026 National Ambassador for Young Peopleās Literature, is a New York Timesābestselling author of stories for children. Macās books have won many prizes, including two Caldecott Honors, three New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Childrenās Book Awards, thr...
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