Rainbow Fish Big Book (Big Books)

Features

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Cover Type: Paperback with 28 pages
• Published by: North-South / Night Sky Books; Tra edition April 1, 1995
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1558584412
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1558584419
• Book Dimensions: 17.8 x 13.3 x 0.2 inches
• Weighs: 6 pounds

Product Review
If you read this very popular book just before bed, and the light is still on in the hallway, you can make the rainbow scales glitter on the page, and realize why the Rainbow Fish was so proud of his gorgeous decoration. Sometimes, though, being too proud of outside beauty can blind a fish, or a child (or even, heaven forbid, a parent) to the beauty people hold inside. That's the lesson of this simple tale, imported from Switzerland. It's a useful one for future sneaker and designer clothing shoppers, for rainbow fish--and for quieter, plainer minnows, too. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Publishers Weekly
The hologram-hued hero of The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister will now glitter and shimmer in even younger hands, in a new board book edition. Also available in Spanish as El pez arco iris. (North-South, $9.95 ages 1-3 ISBN 1-55858-536-2, Spanish, -559-1, Mar.)
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Board book edition.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Rainbow Fish (Hardcover) We own this book only because my wife ordered it from a book club. Had we looked at the book, we never would have bought it. My two-year old has not seen it, nor will he. He has enough good books. And this book is bad. The book is so bad, destructive, immoral, and wrong that I have trouble figuring out where to start. Well, let's start with the "moral(s)" of the book, which can be summed up as follows: (1) being special is evil, and worthy of hatred; (2) if you do not give your possessions away to others on their demand and pursuant to their coercion, you will be rightfully hated; (3) you will be happy only if you are mediocre; (4) you need to bribe people to be your friends. And the message here is not about sharing. Notice, the Rainbow Fish does not "share" his scales (sharing would imply that his friends were going to give the scales back when they are done.) No, the Rainbow Fish is compelled (by emotional coercion) to give away that which makes him special. What part of this story is supposed to be edifying? It is garbage. Comments (4) | | (Report this)