The Rainbow Fish

Title: The Rainbow Fish
Author: Marcus Pfister
Publisher: Scholastic Inc
Copyright: 1992 by Nord-Sud Verlag AG, Gossau Zurich, Switzerland.
Ages: 4-8
Pages: 32
Genre: Picture

Summary:
Rainbow Fish is the most beautiful fish in the ocean, but he is very proud and selfish. Other fish want to play and be friends but he believes himself to be a cut above the company. One fish is brave enough to ask him for a beautiful scale. Rainbow fish refuses and sends him away. Word spreads about how mean he is and he is left alone. He asks the Starfish for advice and is sent to the Octopus. The Octopus tells him to share his scales with everyone and he’ll be happy. Rainbow fish is skeptical but tries it. With every scale he gives away he becomes happier. Until finally every fish has a scale. And while he’s no longer the most beautiful fish, he is happy because he has friends.

Recommendations:
I would recommend this book to everyone! It’s a sweet book with a nice message and beautiful pictures.

Possible Problems:
I do not foresee any potential problems.

My Reaction:
I love this book. It’s so cute and so true to life. There are many people in the world who have such beautiful “scales” and never share them. It’s a nice message to send to people to be less selfish and share.