The Rainbow Fish is a lovely, heart-warming story of sharing and the happiness that sharing can bring yourself and others. Rainbow Fish sees how happy the blue fish is to have one of Rainbows’ special scales, and Rainbow becomes very happy as well! Rainbow Fish shares a scale with lots of other fish, creating happiness in both himself and the other fish. Even though it is difficult for Rainbow Fish to share, he gives blue fish one of his special scales. However, Rainbow Fish realized that if he wanted to have friends, he would have to learn how to share.Īfter leaving the octopus’s cave, a blue fish, again asks Rainbow Fish for one of his shiny scales. This was difficult advice for Rainbow Fish, as his scales were his prized possession and sharing them would be very hard. When Rainbow Fish arrives at the octopus’ cave, he is told to share some of his scales. Starfish directs him to a cave where a wise octopus lives so that Rainbow Fish can get the answers he is looking for. He goes to his only remaining friend, the starfish and asks him for advice. After a little while, Rainbow Fish realizes he has no one to play with and begins to feel so lonely. As the story continues, the other also stay away from Rainbow Fish because he does not share with any of them. The blue fish is so hurt by Rainbow ’s Fishes’ refusal to share that he no longer wants to be around him. Rainbow Fish loves his scales so much he does not want to share them when asked by a blue fish.

since 2000.The Rainbow Fish is the story of a beautiful, colorful, and shiny fish with metallic scales that lives in the sea. The series has been translated into some 60 languages & adapted to a 26-episode animated tv series under the same title, airing on the HBO Family channel in the U.S.

The Rainbow Fish series carries foil embossed illustrations that sparkle as pages are turned explains why the whale was enchanted. Nervous & terrified as the krill dried up, the fish hid in reef crevices but the whale stays on, until fish & whale talk and become friends - they choose to find new, richer krill hunting grounds together. Story of the Rainbow Fish feeding on krill - tiny crustaceans found in all the world's oceans - that is, until a Big Blue Whale swims by, and, so enamored by the beauty of Rainbow Fish, decides to stay.

A tale of social dynamics of big & little fish in ocean waters from award winning Swiss author & illustrator of children's books Marcus Pfister (1960 - ). Illustrated, foil embossed boards/Fine w/trace wear to lower back edge. Marcus Pfister (Author-Illustrator) (illustrator).

The rainbow fish by marcus pfister