Mavrična ribica že desetletja navdušuje otroke po vsem svetu. Tokrat jim predaja zgodbo o pretiravanju in neresnicah ter o tem, kako se spopasti z njimi. V jati Mavrične ribice se je pojavila nova riba s pisanimi plavutmi. Izmišljala si je razne zgodbe in z njimi vznemirjala druge ribe. Toda Mavrična ribica je spregledala njene laži. Domislila se je, kako bujno domišljijo spremeniti v nekaj lepega. In tako je v ribji jati spet zavladal mir. Slikanica Marcusa Pfisterja Mavrična ribica je izšla leta 1992. Kmalu je postala svetovna uspešnica; prevedena je v več kot šestdeset jezikov, natisnjenih je več kot 30 milijonov izvodov. V imenitnem prevodu Polonce Kovač je v Sloveniji zaživela že leta 1993. Marcus Pfister je izdal več kot šestdeset knjig in je prejemnik več mednarodnih nagrad.
Author
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 to get a softer effect. For sharper details, he first lets the paper dry, then paints the final picture layer by layer. When the illustration is complete he cuts the paper from the wooden board. For books that feature holographic foil stamping, he then tapes a piece of transparent film over the art and indicates with a black marker where the foil stamping should be. The foil stamping is then applied during the production process after the pages are printed and before the final binding. Marcus and his wife, Kathryn, work together in Berne, where they live with their three children.
