Rainbow Fish is confident in his abilities to win every game of Hide-and-Seek, but when he loses to a fish younger than himself, Rainbow Fish is upset and storms away, refusing to play with his friends anymore. It takes the gentle wisdom of Red Fish to convince Rainbow Fish to apologize for his poor sportsmanship and resume playing the game.

I loved the colorful illustrations, and the sparkly images of an underwater game of Hide-and-Seek! Rainbow Fish is a sweet character and all his little fishy friends are adorable. This book strongly reminded me of the simple excitement of a childhood game, and I could see my whole childhood wrapped up in this little story.

The moral is a little too obvious and preachy, but the cute illustrations make up for that. I would love to read more of the Rainbow Fish stories! This book would be perfect to read to a child who has a strong competitive nature.

Disclaimer: I received this book (as an ebook) from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.

This addition to the Rainbow Fish series highlights being a good sport.

This is a great book about learning how to lose. Losing and being a good sport about it, is one of the hardest things a child can learn but it is a crucial developmental skill.

The illustrations were beautiful and my 4 year old loved the rainbow. I liked how it was a simple game they were playing when the rainbow fish lost so that the target audience would be very familiar with and be able to apply what they learned easily to their own life.

I liked how this wasn't sugar coated. When the rainbow fish lost, someone called them out of in private and explained how his actions hurt someone else and then helped him figure out how to make things better so they could all play again.

I highly recommend this book. Great life lesson for children.

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I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of my review.
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Rainbow Fish in playing hide and seek with his friends. He couldn't find anyone and gets frustrated. When it's his turn to hide he is found right away. He gets mad and doesn't want to play anymore. His friend Red Fish tells him that it's only a game and he can't win all the time. He goes back and apologizes for being a bad sport and they all go back to playing.
I always like books that teach children something. This book dealt with losing really well. Everyone wins and loses something and you have to be a good sport about it. Rainbow Fish learned that when he lost his friend won and he was very happy about it. I always enjoy the illustrations in Rainbow Fish books and this one did not disappoint. I recommend this book because it helps children deal with situations that arise in their life.

"Everyone loses once in a while. But being a good sport when you lose isn't always easy- not even for Rainbow Fish." Marcus Pfister

5/5 ⭐

You Can't Win Them All, Rainbow Fish is a beautifully illustrated story with an important message for young children. Rainbow Fish and his new friend Red Fin play a lively game of hide and seek with other fish in the sea, but when other things aren't going his way, Rainbow Fish gets angry and swims away. It takes courage for Red Fin to stand up for Little Blue and tell Rainbow Fish he is being a poor sport. Little Blue was so happy to give Rainbow Fish another chance after his apology.

I read an e-book advanced reader copy as a courtesy from NetGalley, and I am eagerly awaiting publication for a paper copy for my classroom. The illustrations are beautiful, bright and colorful. The story is simply and engaging, and it reminds our youngest learners the importance of both being a good sport when you don't win AND to talk through conflicts with your friends. Children everywhere will benefit from the author's lesson to "accept loss without losing your sparkle!"

Rainbow fish learns how to be a good sport and take responsibility for his actions, even though apologizing is hard. Fans of the Rainbow Fish series will enjoy this title.

A cute story with nice illustrations but it was quite lacking plot-wise.

I teach in a preschool and this a great book that we refer to often! :)

Beautiful illustrations like I've come to expect from the Rainbow Fish books. An excellent story about how everyone loses sometimes, and how it's not always easy to do what's right, but you can reach deep and find the courage to do it anyway. A great book to read to kids!

Cute book with a great message!

This book would be great for my niece. I am always on the lookout to grow her little library, especially with books that are diverse and teach lessons. In this book, Rainbow Fish learns about the importance of losing well. It's important to teach children that you won't always win, and when you lose, it's important to do it gracefully and not to give up. You've got to learn to lose as well as win. My niece has one of the Rainbow Fish books already, and I would definitely pick this one up to grow her collection.

Like most books that are part of a series or with common characters it wasn't as good as the original but I enjoyed that it was on not being a poor sport. As usual the illustrations were great and the story well written.

an inquisitive story that my children loved. This is one we read over and over and I don't think they'll ever tire of it

What a treat to have the Rainbow Fish back! I loved how this was a learning experience for children. This is a perfect opportunity for children to understand that things won't always go their way in a subtle manner. Love the Rainbow Fish!

You Can't Win Them All, Rainbow Fish
Marcus Pfister

Rainbow fish learns that to be a good friend is not to be a sore looser. Red Fin helps him understand that he can not win every time and that sometimes he has to accept his on disabilities or bad days. This is a good Kindergarten bully proofing book.

My daughter and I were both excited to see another Rainbow Fish book and enjoyed reading it together. The story provided a good lesson about good sportsmanship and not feeling sad about not winning in games. It was definitely something relatable for my 8-year old and was a good topic of discussion for us.

Rainbow Fish is helping us learn another part of growing up--good sportsmanship, and also how to be a good friend.

While playing with his fishy friends Rainbow Fish finds that he isn't as good at hiding or seeking his friends as he thought that he was--they have just gotten better! After losing to his youngest friend--the one he was certain he was better than, Rainbow Fish storms off. When he is reminded about how his action made his friend feel Rainbow Fish doesn't know what to do--it is then that I believe the best advice is given-- apologize and continue playing.

This is excellent advice--humbling and like Rainbow Fish said, embarrassing, but finding out from people that you love (and that love you back) that it is okay to make mistakes and that you will still be loved--that is a great lesson for children... and adults.

My girls love Rainbow Fish, and this was no exception. We enjoyed the colorful pictures, especially Red Fin, who reminded us of our beautiful Siamese Fighting Fish. Lots of great lessons in this book, delivered by familiar characters. You really can't win them all, life isn't always fair, always be a good sport, and apologies are important. A fun book!

My first grade class and I read You Can’t Win Them All, Rainbow Fish by Marcus
Pfister. We re-read the original Rainbow Fish book and compared the two. In this
new book, Rainbow Fish wanted to win every game but he did not so he got mad
and had to learn a lesson. We thought this book exciting, funny, and inspiring. This
book was our favorite of the two books we read. We highly recommend this book to
children of all ages. It teaches an important lesson about getting along and being a
good sport. Overall, my class loved the new book. I received a digital copy of this
book in exchange for my honest review.

My son and I read this together in a 'Fishy Flash'

A cute story of learning not to be a sore loser and play like a good sport. Rainbow Fish and his friend's play a game of hide and seek, but when Rainbow fish is the only seeker not able to find the other fish his mood turns sour and he ruins the game for others.