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shannonsnextchapter's review against another edition
3.0
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My Winterfrost Top 3:
- Folklore
- Focus on non-American/British Christmas traditions
- Magical scenes
My Winterfrost Top 3:
- Folklore
- Focus on non-American/British Christmas traditions
- Magical scenes
adoraafina's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
womanon's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book! It was such a cute, quirky, wintry tale, and it was hard to put down!
paperbacks_and_ponytails's review against another edition
5.0
Winterfrost is such a cute and entertaining middle grade book for the Christmas season. A little slow in the first few chapters, but overall I think it was one of my favorite books that I've read in 2020.
During the Christmas season in Denmark local folklore says that Nisse are known to live among humans and help take care of them without being seen. It's just a story...right?
But when Bettina's parents have to go away to take care of relatives for awhile, and she us left home to take care of her baby sister Pia...something is forgotten. They forget to leave out the traditional rice pudding for the Nisse. And the next morning Bettina's sister is found missing. Who...or what has taken her sister, and what do they want?
During the Christmas season in Denmark local folklore says that Nisse are known to live among humans and help take care of them without being seen. It's just a story...right?
But when Bettina's parents have to go away to take care of relatives for awhile, and she us left home to take care of her baby sister Pia...something is forgotten. They forget to leave out the traditional rice pudding for the Nisse. And the next morning Bettina's sister is found missing. Who...or what has taken her sister, and what do they want?
yapha's review against another edition
4.0
Christmas is not turning out as Bettina expect. It is the first Christmas with out her beloved grandfather. While her father's trip on Christmas day was planned, her mother's was not. In all of the hustle and confusion, no one left a bowl of rice pudding out for the Nisse (a Danish gnome type creature). Klakke is young, as nisse go, and is truly upset about being forgotten. After working some mischief in the barn, his curiosity gets the better of him. One thing leads to another and he ends up taking Pia, Bettina's one-year-old sister. Bettina must use all of her resources and everything she knows of nisse lore to figure out a way to get her sister back before her parents get home. This appears to take place in rural, present day Denmark since there are flashlights and telephones. A good Christmas time story for grades 3-6.
rox74's review against another edition
4.5
This story was delightful. The perfect wintery Christmas read. It’s a story of Denmark’s little nisse folk and what happens when you neglect your thanks to them for their care. I particularly loved this quote, ‘But remember, whether or not you see me is not up to me. It is the seer who must do the looking, the seer who must slow down enough to take note of the world around her.’
solangelicag's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.75
northern_mint's review against another edition
1.0
What a snoozefest.
The reasoning of why the parents abandon their 12-year-old and one-year-old daughters is totally absurd. I get it's a kid's book but it needn't of been as ridiculous as this. You could have had them only intend to be gone for a couple of hours or day but have a storm prevent them from getting home. The author could have already had the father be away on his trip instead of him deciding to abandon his daughters so as to not offend his crotchety relative.
The first half is an impressive bore as it's all just set up. When the adventure does finally happen it mostly involves walking back and forth between two locations delivering messages. It's not exactly what I would describe as thrilling material.
And the levity is really not there either. A book about well-intentioned mythological little mischief-makers should be hilarious. Alas it isn't hilarious and it isn't adventurous but it is a fine sleep aid for adults or children.
The reasoning of why the parents abandon their 12-year-old and one-year-old daughters is totally absurd. I get it's a kid's book but it needn't of been as ridiculous as this. You could have had them only intend to be gone for a couple of hours or day but have a storm prevent them from getting home. The author could have already had the father be away on his trip instead of him deciding to abandon his daughters so as to not offend his crotchety relative.
The first half is an impressive bore as it's all just set up. When the adventure does finally happen it mostly involves walking back and forth between two locations delivering messages. It's not exactly what I would describe as thrilling material.
And the levity is really not there either. A book about well-intentioned mythological little mischief-makers should be hilarious. Alas it isn't hilarious and it isn't adventurous but it is a fine sleep aid for adults or children.