A Gift from the Rainbow Fish Book

Beautiful RAINBOW FISH gift book, with glittering pop-up spread at the end and velvet spine. Join RAINBOW FISH as he realizes all the friends he has made through sharing.

Children's Literature

This gift book emphasizes the importance of friendship and sharing. "There are lots of ways to share," says the Rainbow Fish, who proceeds to offer examples. Some are basic and concrete, such as giving a safe place and food. Others are more esoteric, such as sharing wisdom. The Rainbow Fish glitters on each page, and he finishes by offering a glittering paper scale to the reader in a pop-up on the final page. The illustrations have all appeared in previous books. Those familiar with all of the Rainbow Fish books may want to find these images in the original stories; it would be an interesting exercise for young children to look carefully at the illustrations. Given this book's small size, it will work best as a little gift to a special friend or as one that is read by parent and child rather than as a library book. Reviewer: Sharon Salluzzo