For this first book talk, I read Rainbow Fish. This book is an Abby Award winner 1995. I absolutely loved this book mostly because of the bright, colorful, playful illustrations. I think it would be a perfect book for the primary grades, especially kindergarten. The book is about a little fish who is called Rainbow Fish because of his bright sparkly scales. He is the only fish in the ocean with these scales and everyone loved Rainbow Fish and always wanted to play with him because he was so beautiful. The only problem was that Rainbow Fish did not want to give his scales away to those who asked. In turn, he lost all his friends. One day the wise octopus told Rainbow Fish that he should share his scales in order to get his friends back and be happy. So Rainbow Fish did and in the end, all the fish in the ocean including Rainbow Fish had one sparkly scale.
I loved this book because of the moral it teaches: sharing. It is very important for students to learn how to share and also to learn how to take pride in their individuality but be aware of the negative effects that too much pride can have. I know I will look forward to reading this book in my classroom and reinforcing the lesson that this book teaches.
