I love Rainbow Fish books, the illustrations are so colorful and captivating. They are sure to catch the eye of both the young and old. This was a cute short story that we don't always get to win and that is alright. I love that it had a good lesson for children, sometimes those are so lacking in books. They also did not brush the fact that you need to apologize if you are wrong.

You Can't Win Them All, by Marcus Pfister is the newest book in the Rainbow Fish series.

Within thirty-two pages, this children's book spotlights good sportsmanship and playing fair through Rainbow Fish and friends playing hide-and-seek in the water.

According to the summary at the back of the book: "Everyone loses once in a while. But being a good sport when you lose isn't always easy...not even for Rainbow Fish. A lighthearted look at accepting loss without losing your sparkle!"

You Can't Win Them All is an enjoyable easy-to-read picture book, and it's geared toward young children, particularly ages four to eight.


Note: I received this book from NetGalley, which is a program designed for bloggers to write book reviews in exchange for books, yet the opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I grew up reading Rainbow Fish, it's one of my favorite stories - yet somehow I had no idea that there were other Rainbow Fish books! Rainbow Fish must learn how to lose graciously, rather than be a spoilsport. Definitely a relevant book for kids today, especially now that certain spoilsports run the country...anyway! I can definitely see this being a good storytime book.

Now I have to look and see how many Rainbow Fish books I've missed out on over the years....

Rainbow fish is learning to let others go first or even win. This is such a charming read that it can span young children learning to play with others to older children needing a reminder on being a good friend. I really enjoyed revisiting this group of fish.

Callie's Kid Review: 5 stars. I would recommend it to my friends. The reading level was hard. I thought the pictures were really pretty. I really like the fish because of the red scale because it's supposed to be shiny in the real book. I thought the story was great because you shouldn't be a poor sport when you have always been good at a game and someone beats you. I liked the part where he apologized to Little Blue for being a poor sport.

My Mommy Review: YOU CAN'T WIN THEM ALL, RAINBOW FISH by Marcus Pfister is a good read to help teach your children about good sportsmanship and thinking of others. As with the other Rainbow Fish books, the illustrations are bright and beautiful. The text of the story was perfect for my 1st grader to read by herself with a few sea-related challenges (like anemones and shoal) and to understand the lesson. I really appreciated that as she's at the age where she's learning what she is and isn't good at when it comes to sports and games. I also liked the fact she understand Red Fin's role a friend in those situations and how she can talk to her friends if they are the struggling with sportsmanship. My 3 year old son liked the pictures but just wanted to stop reading and play Hide-and-Seek instead.

I received an ARC of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This Rainbow Fish story, like the earlier iterations, has stunning illustrations and a worthy moral. The moral, in this case, is consistent with the title. Everything doesn't go your way in life and there comes a time to move on. I love these stories and will purchase this as soon as it is available.

I'm going to be honest, when I saw this was available on Netgalley for an exchange for an honest review, I was a little bit surprised: the last time I read a Rainbow Fish book was more than fifteen years ago- what is this about being a series?! However, nostalgia got the best of me, and I decided to give it a shot. It's just as cute as I remember with a great lesson of not being a bad sport- something kids in the age range should probably be reminded of occasionally, especially if they have siblings like I do! The artwork is wonderful and colorful as always, and I like how the book even brought up how facing the people who's feelings were hurt is embarrasssing and hard to do, which isn't brought up in many books with this plot line. Overall, I highly recommend it for kiddos who have trouble remembering that sometimes a game is just a game or people who just love Rainbow Fish in general!

This book is a favorite in our house, as Americans living in Berlin it was the first book my daughter read in German class at school. I'm so glad it's being translated into English and marketed to Americans now, as it teaches worthy lessons such as how to be open to accepting constructive criticism, the importance of good sportsmanship, and how to give a sincere apology. The first time I read it, I was expecting Rainbow Fish to find some crazy rainbow-colored hiding place to facilitate a typical Hollywood ending, and was gratified to find that needn't always be the case (another important lesson for kids). And finally of course, the illustrations are lovely.

Good moral of being a good sport. Bright pictures.

I like rainbow fish books a lot and have used them in my teaching in both English and French. The stories are usually very clear and easy to read, and the illustrations are colourful and captivating for a young audience. This book is no exception.

This is not going to be my favourite title in the rainbow fish series. I understood the point that the story was trying to make (sometimes others will be able to do things better than you, but it's not helpful to 'get into a huff' about it). But the general tone seemed a bit forced.

Rainbow fish learns a valuable lesson while playing hide and seek with his friends. He is faced with the idea of good sportsmanship. You Can't Win Them All, Rainbow Fish highlights fair play and accepting a win or a loss graciously. Games ultimately have winners and losers. Children can remember that not everyone can win all the time and be prompted to remember a time where they lost or won. Additionally getting the children to think about how it would feel to be treated poorly when they lost. The story is great for younger readers/listeners. The beautiful and colorful pages only add creating an engaging story for the reader/listeners.

nice kiddy book...my kid loves it


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I had this book sent to my kids kindle and they absolutely loved reading it together! The pictures and colors are awesome for little kids.

I always enjoy reading books about Rainbow Fish! He is a wonderful character.

The latest addition to the bestselling Rainbow Fish series, You Can't Win Them All, Rainbow Fish teaches a good lesson with the right balance of fun, bright artwork and seriousness.

Rainbow Fish is playing a game of hide and seek with some friends, some of which are different than he is (one is bright red, one quite a bit smaller), and while they're playing he learns that, sometimes, you can't win every game. Some days are better than others and, while you might be the best hide and seeker there is, even the best have off days.

This was an easy introduction to a lesson that is important for children to learn. It's all to easy for them, in these days of instant gratification and idolization, to become quite spoiled and self indulgent. Learning that things don't always go their way, but that you can have fun despite that is a valuable lesson and skill that will serve them well.

This is the first Rainbow Fish title I've read, so I can't compare it to its predecessors in terms of quality. I will say that I did like the watercolor style of the images. I think that, were this a physical book rather than an eARC, I might have gotten a bit more of Rainbow Fish's shimmer. There are tones in the fish's scales that looks silvery that I think would benefit from being printed.

This gets a definite recommendation from me. I will be looking into more books from the Rainbow Fish series to see if they have the same quality of message and art.

Such a cute book! My kids, from the 4 year old to the 8 year old, all loved it. it had a great message about being a good loser while still being fun.

Awww! Another rainbow fish! I liked that this was all about our kid's favorite rainbow fish, but with more text. So it kind of grows with them. My 8 year old is in 2nd grade, reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dork Diaries...and he was excited to see his old favorite character in a new way.

I love rainbow fish. They can be long but they teach a great message.

Truer words were never spoken, Rainbow Fish. Pfister’s book teaches kids a valuable lesson in a gentle manner.