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A review by gabbybr
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
1.0
I'm appalled that this book has earned 4+ stars. I saw it on a list of "recommended" books, then saw its pretty cover at the library, and I thought, "My daughter will LOVE this!"
We got home, I opened it up with her, and I couldn't believe what I was reading! I'm all for sharing and not being rude (because the rainbow fish IS rude), but I am NOT for giving away what makes you special just because others are jealous and want from you what they don't have themselves. Really? We want to ENCOURAGE kids to submit to peer pressure?
I hid that book as much as possible before we returned it to the library, although my daughter LOVED the illustrations and always wanted me to read it to her. And I learned a valuable lesson that day: read the books myself first.
We got home, I opened it up with her, and I couldn't believe what I was reading! I'm all for sharing and not being rude (because the rainbow fish IS rude), but I am NOT for giving away what makes you special just because others are jealous and want from you what they don't have themselves. Really? We want to ENCOURAGE kids to submit to peer pressure?
I hid that book as much as possible before we returned it to the library, although my daughter LOVED the illustrations and always wanted me to read it to her. And I learned a valuable lesson that day: read the books myself first.