Het boek spreekt nogal aan door de vormgeving. Dit is echt een prachtig boek, de prenten zijn schitterend, ook omdat de vis glitterschubben heeft, dus dat is heel bijzonder om te zien in een boek. Daarom is het op jonge leeftijd leuk vanwege de plaatjes, maar ook later als ze echt de moraal gaan begrijpen. Echter zou je het verhaal verkeerd kunnen interpreteren. Je zou kunnen interpreteren dat doordat het visje geen kleurde schubben heeft het moeilijk vind om vrienden te maken wat heel oneerlijk is natuurlijk. Het moraal zou dus kunnen veranderen in dat je eerst iets of alles moet geven om er vriendschap voor terug te krijgen. ( )

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.
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Like all other books in the Rainbow Fish collection, this one is a wonderful book that can relate to the theme of judging people before getting to know them. Through a cute story, children can learn the importance of getting to know people who are different from them. I believe this book should be incorporated into all younger level children's classrooms. ( )

Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale is a great book because it really brings children in and they want to listen to it. The colors of this book make them focus more and the story line is creative and fun too. ( )

Genre: Fantasy
Media: ink and wash, glitter?
This book is about a school of fish who live happily with as much food as they can eat. A whale comes along, and eats food, but one day the fish decided they whale wants to eat them as well. The whale gets angry at these accusations, and scares the fish. In the end, one brave fish decides to solve their conflict. This book does a great job of showing that sometimes false assumptions are made, that can really hurt feelings. Also, the way to solve conflict is by talking about it, not hiding from it. I would definitely use this book if my class was having problems with resolving conflict, or speeding rumors. I was not a big fan of the illustrations, but I definitely like the story line, and would use this in my classroom.