I might be a little biased—because I picked up this book for the foxes—but I thought <i>Frostfire</i> was adorable.

The story is simple, just two sisters out and about on a winter day after a fresh snow. One sister tells the story of snow dragons, the other hesitantly believing this new information until she happens upon one herself! I’m not entirely certain if the message is meant to be that we should encourage and engage in whimsy and imagination or if there really was an actual snow dragon…but my goodness, it was cute.

I loved the foxes. I loved the fox snow dragon. I loved the beautiful and whimsical illustrations. This is certainly a book that I would love to add to my own personal collection on account of how gorgeous it is. And I think there’s ample opportunity for a conversation with any kiddo who you read it to about the voice of the characters, the potential skepticism, and the importance of imagination.

Lovely, all around.

I adored every single bit of this! It reminds me of the same kind of wonder that's evoked in children's stories like Narnia, or Winnie the Pooh!

This story was so sweet and cozy! My son loved the winter wonderland setting. This would make a beautiful Christmas gift for a little one.

4.5 stars

The art in this is just lovely.
The story is cute, but begins and ends abruptly. Like it should be part of something larger.

"Frostfire" by Elly MacKay, is a winter-tastic picture book for young readers! The illustrations are beautifully done, providing detail yet allowing readings to get lost in the whimsical winter following sisters in a snowy kingdom.

This is the book for imagination lovers that lets us believe in snow-dragons for one more day.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House for providing readers with this title. It's for sure one to look out for during the colder seasons!

The illustrations are really whimsical and cute, but I didn't love the story. I felt like the older sibling was just trying to scare her younger sister at first, and because of the ambiguous ending, it's difficult to determine what's real and what's their imagination.