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Marcus Pfister


Born
in Bern, Switzerland
July 30, 1960

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Children's Books


Marcus Pfister was born in Berne, Switzerland, and began his career as a graphic artist in an advertising agency. In 1983, he decided to dedicate more time to artistic pursuits, and began to write and illustrate his first book, The Sleepy Owl, which was published in 1986. His best-known work to date is The Rainbow Fish, which has remained on bestseller lists across the United States since 1992.

Marcus does most of his illustrations for children's books in watercolors. He begins each book by stretching watercolor paper over a wooden board so that it won't warp when wet. He then copies his rough sketches onto the paper in pencil. At this point, he is ready to begin painting. For backgrounds and blended contours, he uses wet paint on wet paper ...more

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Average rating: 4.18 · 174,559 ratings · 5,815 reviews · 557 distinct works • Similar authors
The Rainbow Fish
4.21 avg rating — 163,103 ratings — published 1992 — 197 editions
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Rainbow Fish to the Rescue!
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4.12 avg rating — 1,869 ratings — published 1992 — 86 editions
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Rainbow Fish and the Big Bl...
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4.14 avg rating — 1,815 ratings — published 1998 — 77 editions
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Milo and the Magical Stones
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4.17 avg rating — 441 ratings — published 1997 — 26 editions
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Rainbow Fish and the Sea Mo...
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3.93 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 2001 — 35 editions
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You Can't Win Them All, Rai...
3.89 avg rating — 337 ratings — published 2017 — 21 editions
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Dazzle the Dinosaur
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Penguin Pete
3.76 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 1987 — 36 editions
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Good Night, Little Rainbow ...
3.70 avg rating — 303 ratings — published 2012 — 25 editions
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Rainbow Fish Discovers the ...
3.90 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions
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The Rainbow Fish Rainbow Fish and the Storyt... Rainbow Fish to the Rescue! Rainbow Fish and the Big Bl... Rainbow Fish and the Sea Mo... You Can't Win Them All, Rai... Good Night, Little Rainbow ...
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Milo and the Magical Stones Milo and the Mysterious Island
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4.12 avg rating — 543 ratings

Hopper Hopper Hunts for Spring Hang On, Hopper! Hopper's Treetop Adventure
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3.57 avg rating — 464 ratings

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“Meaning beginns in the words, in the action, continues in your head and ends nowhere. There is no end to meaning. Meaning which is resolved, parcelled, labelled and ready for export is dead, impartient — and meaningless.”
― Pfister
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