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Marcus Pfister

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born

July 30, 1960 in Bern, Switzerland

gender

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Children's Books

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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: 4.03 · 21,346 ratings · 758 reviews · 194 distinct works

	The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister, J Alison James (Translation) 4.06 avg rating — 19,924 ratings — published 1992 — 36 editions	My rating:
	Rainbow Fish to the Rescue! by Marcus Pfister, J Alison James (Translation) 3.97 avg rating — 252 ratings — published 1995 — 22 editions	My rating:
	Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale by Marcus Pfister, J Alison James (Translation) 3.85 avg rating — 149 ratings — 14 editions	My rating:
	Questions, Questions 3.81 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Dazzle and the Dinosaur by Marcus Pfister, J. Alison James (Translator ) 3.71 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1945 — 17 editions	My rating:
	Rainbow Fish and the Sea Monsters' Cave by Marcus Pfister, J. Alison James (Translator), J Alison James (Translation) 3.78 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Penguin Pete by Marcus Pfister, Anthea Bell (translator) 3.87 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1987 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Milo and the Magical Stones by Marcus Pfister, Marianne Martens (Translation) 3.84 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Ava's Poppy 3.67 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	Rainbow Fish Finds His Way by Marcus Pfister, J. Alison James (Translator), J Alison James (Translation) 3.48 avg rating — 40 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:

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