The classic book Rainbow Fish that millennials like me grew up loving is back for our children to enjoy in this newest instalment: Rainbow Fish and the Storyteller. The story follows a "boy who cried wolf" type storyline where there is a fish who enjoys telling tall tales but is really annoying to all of the other fish who are believing his lies. Over the course of the story the other fish learns that there are other ways to use his talent for telling stories. I would recommend this book to parents and teachers of children in the age 3-7 who are ready to enjoy another great lesson from Rainbow Fish. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to relive my childhood momentarily as I read and reviewed this book!

“Humbert is kind of silly but I like his stories.” My 5 year old paid attention to this whole story and didn’t interrupt once. That’s huge in our world.

Super cute story with fun illustrations and colors!

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

We love rainbow fish books. We loved this one. I wish there were more illustrations but the story was cute.

Another wonderful story from Rainbow Fish! As always, the book is beautifully illustrated and, as a mother of an exaggerator, I appreciate the opportunity to have this conversation with my child in a fun, light way!

This book had a Boy who Cried Wolf feel to it. There was a good solution to give storytellers time to share instead of fibbing.

I thought this book was really well done and quite fun to read. The fish colours and background graphics were really well done! I loved the story of the fish who told white lies to fit in but learned his lesson and was able to find his place in the school of fish. I feel the author did a good job incorporating the message into the story in a way that children can identify with.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC copy of this book in exchange for my honest review and opinion.

Rating: 4⭐⭐⭐⭐!!!!!!!!!
Book: Rainbow Fish and the Storyteller
Author: Marcus Pfister
Genre: Children's Fiction
Release Date: RELEASES October 11, 2022

Storytelling is a tale as old as time way for cultures to pass along stories. Well in this book, the storytelling is actually a fish not telling the truth but has no malicious intent. I thought this story was leading to a “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” plot but it didn’t end up that way. Children will be able to hear and read this story and learn that telling the truth is always the best way to go AND also being able to tell a great story is wonderful as long as everyone knows you are not passing it along as the truth. I would read this book to my kids or students, ages 2-10, grades preschool-3rd.

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The illustrations are beautiful and the fish are very expressive. However, the beginning of the story feels a bit political. While the ending is nice with all the fish enjoy Humbert's story's, I didn't love it.

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I love Rainbow Fish! I rea dir when I was in school and I've read it to my students as well. Tnid book contains great lessons, per the norm. This would be great to read when talking about lying or tall tales.

This book is a perfect book for rainbow fish fans of all ages. Definitely perfect for little children.

Beautiful illustrations.

The story is a cautionary tale about “never cry wolf,” which I found satisfying. However, the character of Humbert, who has repeatedly lied to the other fish, is subsequently rewarded with the role of storyteller. It didn't sit right with me. I worry that young readers will read the story as justification for lying, rather than a deterrent.

This book was great and had a good moral as well. Humbert the fish is telling tall tales and scaring all the fish. But they learn to help him use his skills for good.

I remember loving Rainbow Fish from when I was young so was excited to see a new story on NetGalley. Loved the cute story and thought there was a nice message behind it too. illustrations were beautiful and the writing short. Think it's a great book for young kids!

Rainbow Fish and the Storyteller by Marcus Pfister is a cute story about fish 🐟 🐟 who listen to another fish who tells them stories to scare him. The fish decide to tell him they like stories if they are not scary and than he becomes all the fishes best friend.

I was excited to see this title but finished the final page feeling a bit disappointed. It could serve as a social skills story if your child or student is behaving like Humbert—that is, repeatedly telling lies. It also encourages us to consider how we can recognize our strengths and use them for good. Instead of using his imagination to tell scary fibs, Humbert learned to use those same storytelling skills to share delightful tales. Still, no matter how you feel about the somewhat polarizing original Rainbow Fish, I don’t believe this has the same heart as the first. Three and a half stars would be a more accurate rating.

It was really cute. I didn't even know that these books were still being made. The story follows Rainbow Fish and his friends after they meet a new fish who starts to tell tall tales to get their attention. Slowly they start to laugh when he says his stories and make him feel bad and isolate himself. Rainbow fish and his friends find a solution that will include everyone, and soon all the fish live in harmony.

It teaches good problem-solving issues, and how kids can be the same sometimes and exclude others. It allows kids to see that there is a way to resolve issues and include everyone.

I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

So cute! That was such a nice take on knowing the difference between story and reality, but also about not rejecting people, when what they might really need is a friend. If they’re willing to accept one, that is.

I grew up with Rainbow Fish and was excited to see another book in the series. Humbert is a fish who makes up tales that scare the other fish - like all the water will drain out of the ocean from a plug. After telling a lot of these made-up tales the other fish stop talking to him. Rainbow fish suggests he becomes a storyteller with positive stories instead.

The illustrations are beautiful and colorful, I'm sure even more so in a physical copy of the book. I loved the variety of fish drawn. The lesson is to not exaggerate or tell stories that are untrue. I felt like Humbert didn't have much of a redemption, as even when acting as a storyteller he started to exaggerate and get red in the face. I would say it's probably best for ages 3/4 and up as there are big paragraphs of text that did not keep my 2 year old's attention. Overall it was very cute. I received this as an ARC from Netgalley.

I loved Rainbow Fish as a kid and I love reading it to my daughter now. This was a cute story about a fish who likes to make up stories and scare his friends. His friends don't like being lied to and scared, so they stop talking to him until Rainbow Fish comes up with the idea of him telling nice stories.

I will definitely be reading this book to my daughter as it has a great lesson on not lying to people.

This is a cute story about a fish with tall tales and story's galore. He enjoys telling the stories and ends up becoming a story teller instead of making up scary stories to frighten the other fish. Very cute. My 3 year old liked it and actually fell asleep for nap time listening to me read this book to him.