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Marcus Pfister

Author of The Rainbow Fish

144+ Works 22,391 Members 799 Reviews 2 Favorited

About the Author

Series

Works by Marcus Pfister

The Rainbow Fish (1992) 7,978 copies
Rainbow Fish to the Rescue! (1995) 1,156 copies
Hopper (1991) 802 copies
Hopper Hunts for Spring (1992) 793 copies
Dazzle the Dinosaur (1994) 707 copies
The Happy Hedgehog (1999) 586 copies
The Christmas Star (1993) 567 copies
How Leo Learned to Be King (1998) 553 copies
Milo and the Magical Stones (1996) 497 copies
Penguin Pete (1987) 483 copies
Penguin Pete and Pat (1989) 347 copies
Sun and Moon (1990) 342 copies
The Sleepy Owl (1986) 338 copies
Penguin Pete's New Friends (1988) 307 copies
Wake Up, Santa Claus! (1996) 299 copies
Penguin Pete and Little Tim (1994) 288 copies
Penguin Pete, Ahoy! (1993) 254 copies
Hopper’s Treetop Adventure (1997) 250 copies
Hang On, Hopper! (1995) 233 copies
Make a Wish, Honey Bear! (1999) 229 copies
Just the Way You Are (1656) 206 copies
Boris Beaver (1945) 184 copies
Where Is My Friend? (1986) 136 copies
Adventures of Rainbow Fish (2002) 127 copies
Chris & Croc (1994) 125 copies
Rainbow Fish Colors (2004) 100 copies
Rainbow Fish Finds His Way (2006) 99 copies
Rainbow Fish A,B,C (2002) 79 copies
Questions, Questions (2011) 72 copies
Rainbow Fish 1,2,3 (2002) 72 copies
Snow Puppy (2011) 64 copies
The Rainbow Fish Bath Book (2000) 57 copies
Counting (Rainbow Fish) (1992) 53 copies
Bertie at Bedtime (2008) 47 copies
Ava's Poppy (2012) 46 copies
Rainbow Fish Opposites (1992) 42 copies
Shaggy (1990) 39 copies
The Little Moonraven (2010) 28 copies
Holey Moley (1864) 25 copies
Animal ABC (2013) 23 copies
Bertie: Just Like Daddy (2009) 23 copies
The Yellow Cab (2013) 22 copies
Aaron's Secret Message (2005) 22 copies
Henri, Egg Artiste (2005) 21 copies
Charlie at the Zoo (2007) 18 copies
Playtime with Rainbow Fish (2003) 17 copies
The Magic Book (2003) 15 copies
Happy Birthday Bertie (2010) 11 copies
Happiness Is... (2014) 11 copies
Who Stole the Hazelnuts? (2019) 9 copies
Leo's Monster (2020) 9 copies
The Friendly Monsters (2008) 6 copies
The Paradise Bird (2015) 5 copies
The Rainbow Fish Treasury (1997) 3 copies
A Penguin Like Me (2024) 2 copies
My Rainbow Fish Book Box (2011) 2 copies
Rainbow Fish Mobile (1994) 2 copies
Arc-en-ciel a disparu (2012) 1 copy
MON LIVRE MAGIQUE (2003) 1 copy
Geluk is... 1 copy
O Peixe Arco-Iris (1994) 1 copy
Milo T-Shirt (1999) 1 copy

Associated Works

Hopper’s Easter Surprise (1993) — Illustrator — 478 copies
Four Candles for Simon (1986) — Illustrator — 33 copies
Miriam's Gift: A Christmas Story (1989) — Illustrator — 20 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1960-07-30
Gender
male
Nationality
Switzerland
Birthplace
Bern, Switzerland
Places of residence
Bern, Switzerland
Occupations
graphic artist

Members

Reviews

Rainbow fish is a book with beautiful illustrations. I would recommend this book to K-2nd graders because of the little words on each page. In this book, the rainbow fish shares its beautiful scales with other fish.
 
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millerk22 | 570 other reviews | Mar 1, 2024 |
3-8 years old
Christopher's award
 
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ParkerExum | 570 other reviews | Dec 9, 2023 |
Reading level: k-2
Awards: Wallstreet Journal Bestseller
 
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tagravel | 570 other reviews | Dec 9, 2023 |
Independent reading level: Grades 1-2
Winner of The Christopher Award, the Bologna Book Fair Critic in Erba Prize, American Booksellers Association ABBY Winner, and an IRA-CBC Children's Choice title
 
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hailey.storey | 570 other reviews | Dec 7, 2023 |

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Statistics

Works
144
Also by
3
Members
22,391
Popularity
#949
Rating
4.1
Reviews
799
ISBNs
904
Languages
24
Favorited
2

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