The Rainbow Fish -- Marcus Pfister - Board Book

The award-winning book about a beautiful fish who finds friendship and happiness when he learns to share is now available in a board book edition for the youngest child.

The Rainbow Fish, original published in 1992, is an international best-seller and a modern classic.

The rainbow fish with its iridescent scales is the most beautiful fish in the whole ocean. But since he is also vain and proud, he becomes more and more lonely over time. Then he realizes that you can't win friends through beauty. He overcomes his pride and begins to distribute his glitter scales to the other fish.

Eye-catching foil stamping, glittering on every page, offers instant child appeal, but it is the universal message at the heart of this simple story about a beautiful fish who learns to make friends by sharing his most prized possessions that gives the book its lasting value.

Author: Marcus Pfister
Publisher: Northsouth Books
Published: 01/27/1999
Pages: 12
Binding Type: Board Book
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 6.10h x 6.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781558585362
Audience: Baby-Preschool

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/15/1996 pg. 1269
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1996 pg. 242 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Publishers Weekly 03/11/1996

About the Author
Marcus Pfister was born in Bern, Switzerland. After studying at the Art School of Bern, he apprenticed as a graphic designer and worked in an advertising agency before becoming self-employed in 1984. His debut picture book, The Sleepy Owl, was published by NorthSouth in 1986, but his big breakthrough came 6 years later with The Rainbow Fish. Today, Marcus has illustrated over 50 books, which have been translated into more than 50 languages and received countless international awards. He lives with his wife Debora and his children in Bern.