Marcus Pfister

A glittering fish makes friends when he learns to share. The Rainbow Fish, a worldwide bestseller in picture book and giant paperback formats, is here adapted for the youngest readers.

When a big blue whale comes to live near their reef, there is a misunderstanding between him and Rainbow Fish and his friends that leaves everyone very unhappy and hungry. The glittering hero of the award-winning "The Rainbow Fish" crosses paths with a big blue whale. The gentle creature loves watching the sparkling fish at play, but because of his size, the little fish are suspicious and assume he is up to no good. The misunderstanding quickly escalates...

Although his friends want to ignore the new striped fish in their midst, Rainbow Fish must decide whether to help him when a shark attacks.

Pete the penguin has a good time playing on land with his fellow birds and learning how to swim in the sea.

Penguin Pete befriends Horatio, a mouse dwelling on a shipwreck, and finds that he has a lot to learn about life on board a ship.

Hopper the Arctic hare attempts a shortcut across a river even though he cannot swim.

While looking for spring, Hopper the little hare, meets some new animal friends.

Mikko the hedgehog is perfectly content living in his garden until Grandfather Tarek suggests that he should accomplish something important in order to be happy like the other animals.

In a celebration of the bond between a father and a son, Bertie the hippo demonstrates all the fun things he and his father can do together throughout the day, including having piggy-back rides and eating tasty treats! --publisher.

Bertie, a young hippopotamus, has trouble going to bed at night.