Wow! First of all, the nostalgia hit me hard with this one. I used to read rainbow fish growing up all the time.

The illustrations are just as beautiful as I remember.

The story itself is fantastic, I really appreciate that it covered important topics like species being endangered and how nets can negatively impact the seabed and large mammals.

Thank you for the arc!

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Rainbow Fish series are great picture books to teach children about a number of topics and this one is no different. It teaches them the importance of the ocean and as humans we should take better care of it by not destroying it by over fishing because it can mess up the entire ecosystem. It also teaches children that working together can solve problems.

Rainbow Fish and his friends have only ever heard stories about the nets that come through and take away shoals of fish from the ocean. Luckily, they’ve never had to experience that danger for themselves, until one day, Rainbow Fish and his friends come face to face with the trawling net.

Even though getting caught within the net is scary, Rainbow Fish and his friends are quick to act. With the help of crabs and lobsters nearby, they’re able to cut through the net and help everyone trapped within make their great escape.

This thrilling addition is a perfect example of quick problem solving and how to lean on one’s community in difficult situations.

Thank you to NorthSouth Books and NetGalley for the e-ARC of this title to read and review. Marcus Pfister is back with a new Rainbow Fish story, and what an honor and delight to be able to read again about this character from my own childhood memories.

In this new story, Rainbow Fish needs the help from resourceful friends, because many of them have gotten swept up in a trawling net. They don't realize there's a boat above them fishing away, and suddenly they are in quite a conundrum. As always in this series, this is a seemingly simple story but one with a lot of important impact and social commentary.

I think I would have been a little scared of this book as a kid, in the same way I was afraid of the whale in Pinocchio: it's terrifying to think of some big thing scooping up little old you as you're going on about your life. But it's done really well, and it's important to the overall plot that it's a touch scary!