Rainbow fish learns how to be a good sport and take responsibility for his actions, even though apologizing is hard. Fans of the Rainbow Fish series will enjoy this title.

A cute story with nice illustrations but it was quite lacking plot-wise.

I teach in a preschool and this a great book that we refer to often! :)

Beautiful illustrations like I've come to expect from the Rainbow Fish books. An excellent story about how everyone loses sometimes, and how it's not always easy to do what's right, but you can reach deep and find the courage to do it anyway. A great book to read to kids!

Cute book with a great message!

This book would be great for my niece. I am always on the lookout to grow her little library, especially with books that are diverse and teach lessons. In this book, Rainbow Fish learns about the importance of losing well. It's important to teach children that you won't always win, and when you lose, it's important to do it gracefully and not to give up. You've got to learn to lose as well as win. My niece has one of the Rainbow Fish books already, and I would definitely pick this one up to grow her collection.

Like most books that are part of a series or with common characters it wasn't as good as the original but I enjoyed that it was on not being a poor sport. As usual the illustrations were great and the story well written.

an inquisitive story that my children loved. This is one we read over and over and I don't think they'll ever tire of it

What a treat to have the Rainbow Fish back! I loved how this was a learning experience for children. This is a perfect opportunity for children to understand that things won't always go their way in a subtle manner. Love the Rainbow Fish!

You Can't Win Them All, Rainbow Fish
Marcus Pfister

Rainbow fish learns that to be a good friend is not to be a sore looser. Red Fin helps him understand that he can not win every time and that sometimes he has to accept his on disabilities or bad days. This is a good Kindergarten bully proofing book.

My daughter and I were both excited to see another Rainbow Fish book and enjoyed reading it together. The story provided a good lesson about good sportsmanship and not feeling sad about not winning in games. It was definitely something relatable for my 8-year old and was a good topic of discussion for us.

Rainbow Fish is helping us learn another part of growing up--good sportsmanship, and also how to be a good friend.

While playing with his fishy friends Rainbow Fish finds that he isn't as good at hiding or seeking his friends as he thought that he was--they have just gotten better! After losing to his youngest friend--the one he was certain he was better than, Rainbow Fish storms off. When he is reminded about how his action made his friend feel Rainbow Fish doesn't know what to do--it is then that I believe the best advice is given-- apologize and continue playing.

This is excellent advice--humbling and like Rainbow Fish said, embarrassing, but finding out from people that you love (and that love you back) that it is okay to make mistakes and that you will still be loved--that is a great lesson for children... and adults.

My girls love Rainbow Fish, and this was no exception. We enjoyed the colorful pictures, especially Red Fin, who reminded us of our beautiful Siamese Fighting Fish. Lots of great lessons in this book, delivered by familiar characters. You really can't win them all, life isn't always fair, always be a good sport, and apologies are important. A fun book!

My first grade class and I read You Can’t Win Them All, Rainbow Fish by Marcus
Pfister. We re-read the original Rainbow Fish book and compared the two. In this
new book, Rainbow Fish wanted to win every game but he did not so he got mad
and had to learn a lesson. We thought this book exciting, funny, and inspiring. This
book was our favorite of the two books we read. We highly recommend this book to
children of all ages. It teaches an important lesson about getting along and being a
good sport. Overall, my class loved the new book. I received a digital copy of this
book in exchange for my honest review.

My son and I read this together in a 'Fishy Flash'

A cute story of learning not to be a sore loser and play like a good sport. Rainbow Fish and his friend's play a game of hide and seek, but when Rainbow fish is the only seeker not able to find the other fish his mood turns sour and he ruins the game for others.

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.