Rainbow Fish

Nothing is nicer than sharing and giving in this bilingual edition of the beloved classic by Marcus Pfister

NorthSouth Books is proud to partner with bi: libri in a new line of multilingual children's books. Launching with bilingual editions of The Rainbow Fish in ten languages, and continuing with more unique titles that address universal themes, such as friendship, tolerance, and finding courage--bringing great stories and second-language learning fun to children around the world.

For over twenty-five years the little fish with the sparkling scales, who learned to conquer his vanity, has enchanted children and grown-ups all over the world.

A great way to introduce a second language to very young children, be they English- or Arabic-speaking.

"Will fascinate preschoolers."--Booklist

"A delightful tale."--Parade

A CHRISTOPHER AWARD WINNER

WINNER OF THE BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR CRITICI IN ERBA PRIZE

AMERICAN BOOKSELLER ABBY AWARD WINNER

AN IRA-CBC CHILDREN'S CHOICE

Meet Marcus Pfister at www.marcuspfister.ch

Marcus Pfister was born in Bern, Switzerland, in 1960. His great breakthrough as a picture book author came in 1992, when The Rainbow Fish took the bestseller list by storm. To date more than thirty million copies of the different volumes and editions have appeared all over the world in about fifty languages. In his studio, which has a fine view over Switzerland’s capital city, Marcus Pfister continues to create more and more new characters and stories.