This was an ok book for kids. I would not animals in my house, but each to their own. I like dthe pictures in the book.

Katy and her family spend a week away at her grandmother's house for Christmas. When she accidentally leaves the door open, a frog and all the other forest animals decide to spend their Christmas in the warmth of her house. With so many animals there are bound to be problems, but in true Christmas spirit, they all compromise and have a great holiday stay.

I absolutely adored the illustrations in this book! The amount of detail on every page was immaculate, it looks like a lot of thought was put into it. One of the first pages included an image of the frog leaning against the window, at the end of the story you see a picture of a frog in this exact same pose which is what inspired the story. You can also tell how the illustrator added movement within the images. It’s details like these that I love to see in books. The colors, amazing. The details, amazing. I really can’t rave enough about it.

I thought the story was very cute. In the beginning, when the animals kept coming into the house it gave me “The Mitten” by Jan Brett vibes because the frog just wanted to have a warm place to himself but more and more animals keep showing up. I absolutely loved the scene where the house was being judged in the decorating contest and the animals decided to pose, hilarious. I also love the little “Easter eggs” hidden throughout. For example, when the bears come into the house they are talking about the bed, referring to Goldilocks in the 3 Bears. Again, it’s details like these that I absolutely love to see in children’s books.

I think this book is great and any child would find it entertaining. I was smiling while reading it so a child is sure to love it. I 100% recommend it!

Rating: 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!!!!!!!!!
Book: The Frog at the Window
Release Date: AVAILABLE NOW-November 3, 2020
Author: Scott Langteau
Genre: Children’s Fiction

A huge smile!! That is what I had on my face as I read this Christmas story. It is such a cute, funny holiday book. I giggled so many times as I read. I love that the book is a rhyming one but not one that seems forced in order to make it rhyme. I am so excited to read this book to my class and my kids.
It is a story about a girl who meets a frog but must go out of town before they can really talk. While the little girl is gone, the frog finds the door open and decides to rest and get warm. Unbeknownst to him, other forest animals also decide to pull a Goldilocks. The rest of the book shows the frog trying to keep them in line and keep the house together. This is such a sweet, light-hearted book that should be added to your Christmas holiday reads. 

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A very imaginative story about some animals making a human house their home over the holidays. I wasn't sure about this one at first but with the lovely illustrations and an amusing story, this one had me smiling as I turned the last page. A fun an original Christmas tale.

This is a lovely story for the run up to Christmas. The illustrations are beautiful and give off a warm, Christmassy feeling. I read this to my 4 year old son and we both loved it. 

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for my ARC.

Very cute story to read to the little ones during Christmas. 
*Thanks to BookBuzz.net and NetGalley for this Ebook in exchange for my honest review

My Thoughts
As we get closer to the holidays, I like to read children's Christmas books. I was excited to get approved for this one! Here are my pros and cons for The Frog at the Window:

Pros

1.  It seems weird to start my review with the very end of the book, but if you flip back to the back where the author’s bio is you will find a real picture of a frog in a window that inspired this story. I thought this was cute!
2.  Super bright and colorful illustrations (by Michaela Brannon) that are whimsical and fun! Young readers will love the antics of these animals!
3.  I loved the rules the animals set up for themselves – particularly the one where they weren’t allowed to eat each other! Ha!
4.  The story is written in verse and verse is typically a big hit with kids.
5.  At one point the animals see random humans coming to the front door of the house. Unfortunately, all the curtains are open!! So, in order to avoid being discovered, the animals fake a holiday window scene to fool the humans. That illustration is hysterical!
6.  It is a cute story and the ending definitely reinforces kindness.

Cons

1.  The backdrop to the story is related to Christmas (the family leaves the house to spend time at Grandma’s for the holidays), and there is a tree and some decorations in the illustrations, but I personally wouldn’t call this a Christmas story.
2.  I felt that some of the rhymes felt forced and the tempo of the verse was a little off from time to time. This doesn’t impact the adorable tale being told, but there were certain parts that felt awkward to read aloud.

Summary
This is a cute story about some animals taking over an empty house during the winter in order to get out of the cold. Their antics in the house are delightful and the illustrations are fantastic. It would make a great holiday gift for a child and is recommended for ages 5-8, although I’m sure even younger children would enjoy it, too. This is definitely a book you will read again and again with your kid’s during the winter and holiday season.

Thank you NetGalley and Shake the Moon Books for a free eARC of this book, which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

A warm, whimsical piece for the festive season, with a frog able to take advantage of a human home when he manages to access the insecure property and make it his own for the holidays – and inspire an entire menagerie to join him.  A lot of times the beat of the rhyming text threw me off, for it's missed quite regularly, but on the whole the script will read well.  Stronger still, though, is the artwork, presenting almost as 3D with a wonderful use of depth of field.  It has variety in the use of small cameo images, and intentional lack of variety in returning to the same fixed viewpoint at key times, and while it does make the human heroine look about twenty years old, it's a winner.  It's what makes this book a four-star success in my mind.

A very cute holiday story, accompanied by beautiful illustrations, and with a heartwarming message appropriate for children.