Marcus Pfister and J. Alison James - The Rainbow Fish: Look Out for the Shark! Card Game

Pros: Gorgeous pictures, interesting lessons learned.
Cons: Lessons could be misconstrued.

I purchased The Rainbow Fish for my son, I must admit, quite quickly, based on the popularity of the book. I was excited when it finally came in the mail from the book club, and I anxiously opened the package and sat down to read it aloud to my...

Pros: Message about pride, sharing, and not loving "things" more than people.
Cons: Should be explained by an adult.

The Rainbow Fish Controversy In reading reviews of The Rainbow Fish I was surprised to see so many differing views! Some readers felt this book was absolutely wonderful, while others thought it was a ghastly story to read to little ...

Pros: This book has very beautiful and creative images. Children fall in love with the pictures!
Cons: This book challenges individuality! We are not all the same. Why should we be?

I'm not exactly sure what the true point is to The Rainbow Fish. I've been a teacher for many years and I know there has been much controversy over this book. Do you have to give people whatever they want so they will like you? It seems that this is what ...

Pros: Beautifully illustrated, catchy story
Cons: none

On a recent shopping trip to Toys 'R Us I saw this book sitting on the shelf and decided to have a look. I really only glanced briefly through it but liked what I saw, that is until I saw the purchase price of $19.99! Okay, it was a hard...

Pros: Great story and beautiful artwork.
Cons: none.

Ah, Marcus Pfister and his Rainbow Fish series. How wonderful. Each book in the series teaches us an important lesson. The illustrations are nothing short of spectacular. Be warned, however, that there is a series of knock offs published by...

Pros: A great story for all ages
Cons: non

The story begins with a beautiful, sparkly fish. He has scales of many colors and is the envy of the ocean! All of his friends are jealous and want to have the sparkling scales like him. After all of his friends quit talking to him, he becomes very...

Pros: interesting format of teaching the message of sharing & caring, beautiful watercolor scenes
Cons: none, except it had to end

My seven-year old (going on 50) cousin received this book as a present from her grandfather and had me read it to her before she went to bed when I went to visit her family in Seattle. I fell for The Rainbow Fish immediately and as soon as I...

Pros: Beautiful Illustration
Cons: Book is Expensive, Mixed Message for Kids

One day my parents came over to my house with a copy of the Rainbow Fish for my son. They bought this book for a dollar at a yard sale. Yes, that is right a dollar!! What they did not know is that this is a very popular book and costs much more in...

Pros: Visually stunning
Cons: Morally stunting

The Story in Brief
The main character, the rainbow fish, swims through the sea with dazzlingly beautiful scales but ends up lonely and shunned because he won't share his scales with others. The octopus tells rainbow fish to give away his...

Pros: Beautiful illustrations
Cons: I don't like the lesson it teaches (that you should "buy" your friends)

I bought The Rainbow Fish without reading it first because a friend recommended it, and because I knew my daughter would like the sparkling illustrations. But after reading it, I'm not sure I like the lesson it teaches.

The title...

Pros: beautiful illustrations, positive message, quick read
Cons: none

If you purchase this book for only the illustrations, then you won't be disappointed. Rich, vibrant colors with sparkling and shimmering scales are present on each page.

The story is of a fish who is the most beautiful fish in the ocean due...

Pros: The pictures!!
Cons: It's kind of short but that's actually fine for this age group

The Rainbow Fish is a sweet story about a beautiful fish who learns how to share and how to be a friend. It is a refreshing concept in today's world.

If this book didn't even have any words I still would have been drawn to it because the...

Pros: Beautiful book, good story
Cons: None

Last week I read "The Rainbow Fish" to my two-week old nephew. You're never too young, after all, to benefit from a lesson in sharing and friendship. And it's such a lovely book, with beautiful illustrations. What child, or adult, could...

Pros: Teaches the importance of sharing, making friends.
Cons: none

I read to my children alot. I look for learning lessons or morals in a book when I make my purchases. After attending some child care seminars and hearing a reading of this book, I decided to buy it.

This book is about a beautiful fish with...

Pros: Beautiful illustrations will capture a young readers attention.
Cons: Questionable way to teach about sharing.

Let me start by saying I have very mixed feelings about this book. On one hand it has beautiful illustrations that will capture any child's attention. Even children who usually ignore books will be enchanted by the glittering, shimmering scales of the...