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The Rainbow Fish/Bi:libri - Eng/Japanese PB

The Rainbow Fish/Bi:libri - Eng/Japanese PB

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  • Create Date：2021-08-07 06:54:27
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Marcus Pfister
  • ISBN：0735843759
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Summary

Nothing is nicer than sharing and giving in this bilingual edition of the beloved classic by Marcus Pfister！

NorthSouth Books is proud to partner with bi:libri in a new line of multilingual children’s books。  Launching with bilingual editions of The Rainbow Fish in ten languages， and continuing with more unique titles that address universal themes， such as friendship， tolerance， and finding courage—bringing great stories and second-language learning fun to children around the world。

For over twenty-five years the little fish with the sparkling scales， who learned to conquer his vanity， has enchanted children and grown-ups all over the world。

A great way to introduce a second language to very young children， be they English- or Japanese-speaking。

“Will fascinate preschoolers。”—Booklist

“A delightful tale。”—Parade

A CHRISTOPHER AWARD WINNER

WINNER OF THE BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR CRITICI IN ERBA PRIZE 

AMERICAN BOOKSELLER ABBY AWARD WINNER

AN IRA-CBC CHILDREN’S CHOICE 

Meet Marcus Pfister at www。marcuspfister。ch

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Reviews

Mariposa Aristeo ，

Such nostalgia。 Brings me back to my childhood。 :）

Benny ，

I remember loving this book as a child and considered it a classic in the back of my mind。 But now， reading it to my child， I take issue with the objective of the story。 Why are we teaching kids that in order to make friends they must succumb to others' demands to change themselves to fit in？ Sharing is admirable。 Making friends is important。 But if your "friends" demand that you give them your prized possessions in order to hang out with them， you need to find some better friends。 Shine， rainbo I remember loving this book as a child and considered it a classic in the back of my mind。 But now， reading it to my child， I take issue with the objective of the story。 Why are we teaching kids that in order to make friends they must succumb to others' demands to change themselves to fit in？ Sharing is admirable。 Making friends is important。 But if your "friends" demand that you give them your prized possessions in order to hang out with them， you need to find some better friends。 Shine， rainbow fish， shine！ 。。。more

Reader ，

It's sparkly and kids love it， but the story's message isn't cute at all。 The message is: People will only love you/be friends/accept you if you give things （in this case， parts of his own body） to them。 Basically other fish are jealous that the fish is beautiful and they only accept him when he gets rid of what makes him special。 Fish school: Give me your scales bro！Rainbow fish: Ok， you can each have a scale， now I have nothing leftFish school: We are all your friends now that you gave pieces It's sparkly and kids love it， but the story's message isn't cute at all。 The message is: People will only love you/be friends/accept you if you give things （in this case， parts of his own body） to them。 Basically other fish are jealous that the fish is beautiful and they only accept him when he gets rid of what makes him special。 Fish school: Give me your scales bro！Rainbow fish: Ok， you can each have a scale， now I have nothing leftFish school: We are all your friends now that you gave pieces of yourself to usThat's creepy and disturbing， this book needs a rewrite。 Scales aren't like sharing cookies， they're literally part of a fish。 The creepiest interpretation is that you must literally remove your scales/hair/skin and give it to strangers so that they're nice and don't shun you。 Someone should write a parody of this。I am definitely 'a liberal' and I do not approve of this message。 I would share with others if I had 1 billion dollars， but I will not be sharing my skin with anyone because they're jealous。 Fish scales aren't money。 And no one should have to share their gift with everyone on earth， not all people are kind or deserve your attention。 I wouldn't want a child to think that she has to share everything with everyone， some people will take advantage of that。 In order to actually teach a child about sharing I would show her how I donate to food banks。 。。。more

Keisha ，

The message was terrible。 It wasn't sharing but the self-harm。 The message was terrible。 It wasn't sharing but the self-harm。 。。。more

Zach ，

*SPOLERS*The Rainbow Fish is a children’s book about a very beautiful and shiny fish， Rainbow Fish， who at first refuses to give up his unique scales。 Though， after meeting with a wise octopus， Rainbow Fish learns the joy of sharing and makes a bunch of friends。 I liked this book because it was a quick read and was well illustrated。 I do wish that the book had a tad more content because， as an adult reader， it was easy to predict where the book was headed within the first few pages。 This book sp *SPOLERS*The Rainbow Fish is a children’s book about a very beautiful and shiny fish， Rainbow Fish， who at first refuses to give up his unique scales。 Though， after meeting with a wise octopus， Rainbow Fish learns the joy of sharing and makes a bunch of friends。 I liked this book because it was a quick read and was well illustrated。 I do wish that the book had a tad more content because， as an adult reader， it was easy to predict where the book was headed within the first few pages。 This book specifically talks about the issue of sharing， especially to those who are needy。 Rainbow Fish at first has all the colorful scales， which could be attributed to any material possession such as money， food， etc。 But after meeting with the octopus he learns to share and spread his wealth with fish that were not born into a position as lucky as his。 I would recommend this story to parents of young children who are looking for a quick read that contains a brief message on life。 。。。more

Bianca Escada （planningwithlove） ，

Read for: Lost in A Book Club Challenge 2021: A book published the year you were born。 I read this book as a child and loved it！ Forever a classic children’s book。

dru ，

My favorite book as a child。 I don’t know why I loved it so much lol。

Priscilla Arinze ，

Beautiful illustrations！

Isaac Seletz ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister， follows the transformation of the Rainbow fish as he experiences a social dilemma。 The Rainbow fish can either keep his colorful scales and be alone or choose to share his scales with the other fish and have many friends to play with。 A social issue that exists in this picture book is that it teaches the child reader that to be included by others， one must share a similar physical appearance which harms their perception of diversity， individuality， and equalit The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister， follows the transformation of the Rainbow fish as he experiences a social dilemma。 The Rainbow fish can either keep his colorful scales and be alone or choose to share his scales with the other fish and have many friends to play with。 A social issue that exists in this picture book is that it teaches the child reader that to be included by others， one must share a similar physical appearance which harms their perception of diversity， individuality， and equality。 However， there are positive teachings as well such as the ideal of selflessness demonstrated by the Rainbow Fish choosing to share his scales with the other fish。 In society， the abundance of the colorful scales can represent wealth and introduce the reader to the principal of giving charity to those less fortunate。 The Rainbow Fish falsely represents one’s reality in regard to being able physically change appearances to solve problems with inclusion。 When in reality， the problem exists in the need to change one’s outlook on accepting those who appear different。 I would not recommend this book to the child reader because the teachings of selflessness are lost in the sustainment of social issues。 On the other hand， this book may be a good read for parents in order to recognize and understand the downfalls so they can make better selections for their children to read。 。。。more

Israel Guerrero ，

I read the Spanish version lol

Bea ，

Good artwork， horrible story about being forced to give away parts of your body in order to make friends。 There are better ways to teach children about sharing。 Sadly， children like this story。

Renee ，

The book where you are told to give some of your skin away to others， in order for them to play with you。 But it's sparkly。 The book where you are told to give some of your skin away to others， in order for them to play with you。 But it's sparkly。 。。。more

Books， Tea， Healthy Me ，

One of my favorite children's books！ One of my favorite children's books！ 。。。more

Celine ，

LOL many of the 1 star reviewers for this book are just crazy， digging far too deep into a。。。 children's book about sharing。 Bringing politics into this is just sad， and you should really reflect if the first thing you take away from kids' picture books is your own political agenda。 Your 3 year old kids can't even conceptualize that stuff; they just think the rainbow fish is pretty。Please get over yourself。。。 It's a cute book lol。 And the rainbow fish was extremely vain and mean in the beginning LOL many of the 1 star reviewers for this book are just crazy， digging far too deep into a。。。 children's book about sharing。 Bringing politics into this is just sad， and you should really reflect if the first thing you take away from kids' picture books is your own political agenda。 Your 3 year old kids can't even conceptualize that stuff; they just think the rainbow fish is pretty。Please get over yourself。。。 It's a cute book lol。 And the rainbow fish was extremely vain and mean in the beginning anyway; sharing and wanting to make others feel good shouldn't be looked down upon。 Good grief。 。。。more

Luis Macias ，

Was a bit above my reading level。 Learned a lot of new words。 7/10

Ryan ，

Always a great pick for teachers for story time

olivia toko ，

I was not a fan of The Rainbow Fish。 The story is supposed to be a story of sharing。 The story is about a fish who must give away his beautiful scales to make friends。 Children should not be taught they must give away parts of themselves for people to like them。

karen vega puga ，

This is a great book to talk about being nice。 If you are not nice to others no onw will want to be your friend。 No one will want to be around and lonely。

Elliot's Mama ，

The classic story of the beautiful fish who learns to share。 Elliot enjoyed it。 Looking forward to reading it again when we do a fish theme in the fall。*library book。 Read at 21 months

Sarah Brooks ，

I don't feel like you should have to change yourself to make others happy， and so， I don't like the message of the book。 I also don't entirely believe in sharing， so I wasn't a fan。 I don't feel like you should have to change yourself to make others happy， and so， I don't like the message of the book。 I also don't entirely believe in sharing， so I wasn't a fan。 。。。more

Kaci Barringer ，

This book I have come back to again and again for many topics to teach preschool: social/emotional and relationship building， interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships， and ocean study。 There is a lot to learn with Rainbow Fish and their experience learning being excluded from having a lot of pride on physical appearances。

Prabhat sharma ，

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister Children’s book。 I have read this book in Hindi translated by Deepak Thanvi。 Beauty of Rainbow fish is her coloured fins。 Other fishes request her to share one small fin with them but she refuses to provide one fin to them。 King of fishes is an Octopus。 After listening to complaints from fish community， he calls Rainbow fish to her den。 When Rainbow fish arrives， King fish orders her to share her coloured fins with other fishes。 King does not provide any opport The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister Children’s book。 I have read this book in Hindi translated by Deepak Thanvi。 Beauty of Rainbow fish is her coloured fins。 Other fishes request her to share one small fin with them but she refuses to provide one fin to them。 King of fishes is an Octopus。 After listening to complaints from fish community， he calls Rainbow fish to her den。 When Rainbow fish arrives， King fish orders her to share her coloured fins with other fishes。 King does not provide any opportunity to Rainbow fish to listen to her reasons for not gifting her fins。 Rainbow fish provide one small coloured fin to one fish。 On receiving the fin， this fish is happy。 Rainbow fish understands that sharing prized possessions， is a virtue which spreads happiness and friendship in the community。 This universal message gives this book its lasting value。 Illustrations in the book are helpful in retaining the interest in the story and also relating the reader with the text。 This is a classic book。 。。。more

Murat G。 ，

Beautiful drawings。 However， I didn't like the message of the story。 Beautiful drawings。 However， I didn't like the message of the story。 。。。more

Ellyn → Allonsythornraxx ，

21/06/20215 ⭐I don't know if it's just nostalgia but this is a bop。 21/06/20215 ⭐I don't know if it's just nostalgia but this is a bop。 。。。more

Melissa Kowalik ，

loved it。

Thelma Fountain ，

This is a book about Friendship and sharing。 I think it also teaches the importance of connecting with others。 People are more important than possessions and that what's on the inside is more important that what's on the outside。 I have read many harsh reviews of this book but I felt that the lessons were good。 I read this book to my child。 recommend。 This is a book about Friendship and sharing。 I think it also teaches the importance of connecting with others。 People are more important than possessions and that what's on the inside is more important that what's on the outside。 I have read many harsh reviews of this book but I felt that the lessons were good。 I read this book to my child。 recommend。 。。。more

Nohemí González ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Este libro esta muy extraño se supone que te enseña a compartir ya que el libro trata de que el pez es hermoso con escamas brillantes y no tiene amigos y pide consejos así que le aconsejan que regale todas sus escamas para poder tener amigos。Esta bien， es sencillo de entender pero por alguna razón a mi hija la puso triste。 Ya que al final el pez solo se queda con una y regalo todo lo que tenía， me dijo que el libro la puso triste por que se sentía mal por el pez， me decía "pobrecito， ¿porque hiz Este libro esta muy extraño se supone que te enseña a compartir ya que el libro trata de que el pez es hermoso con escamas brillantes y no tiene amigos y pide consejos así que le aconsejan que regale todas sus escamas para poder tener amigos。Esta bien， es sencillo de entender pero por alguna razón a mi hija la puso triste。 Ya que al final el pez solo se queda con una y regalo todo lo que tenía， me dijo que el libro la puso triste por que se sentía mal por el pez， me decía "pobrecito， ¿porque hizo eso mami？" Le trate de explicar que era para poder tener amigos pero aún así la respuesta no le agrado mucho， creo que ella esperaba una historia de un pez arcoiris， algo más mágico， así que al escuchar esta historia se puso triste。Yo le puse una estrella por qué tampoco me agrado mucho， supongo que si tú hijo aún no entiende conceptos， está bien este libro que enseña compartir pero no siento que haya sido de la manera adecuada， al final te quedas pensando aunque la moraleja sea compartir ¿que clase de libro enseña que tienes que regalar todo lo que tienes para conseguir amigos？ 。。。more

Erica Selby ，

This book has an awful message and is one of the only books I have ever bought with high reviews that I had to stop reading to my children， while reading aloud。 I don’t know who would ever be ok with a book that says that a person had to share parts of their body for others to like them。 We should never teach our kids this！ There may have been a better meaning behind this， but it was not executed well。 Really beautiful pictures， such a disappointment。

Gabriel ，

I re-read this just to see if it still stood up。 It doesn't。。。it's the same issue with The Giving Tree。 Teaching kids to give up more than they can handle losing。 There's a fine line to walk between being helpful and being altruistic。 （Though it's really weird to see people interpreting this as socialist propaganda haha， I don't really think that is what it is。） I re-read this just to see if it still stood up。 It doesn't。。。it's the same issue with The Giving Tree。 Teaching kids to give up more than they can handle losing。 There's a fine line to walk between being helpful and being altruistic。 （Though it's really weird to see people interpreting this as socialist propaganda haha， I don't really think that is what it is。） 。。。more

Darbie Rash ，

LOVE FOR KINDERS！

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