A young fox learns how to overcome obstacles and think creatively after strong gusts of wind derail his original playtime plans. A great choice for storytime with darling artwork.

I  recieved a free digital copy of this book from Netgalley for an honest review.

This is an adorable book! The illustrations are cute and the story is as well.

Poor Argyle Fox. All he wants to do is play outside and it's too windy for most of the activities he wants to try. While the book was predictable, that doesn't take away any of the cuteness points.

A cute book about a fox who tries to play his usual games when it is windy out and is unable to. Then he figures out with the things he has been playing with he can make a kite! This book is a cute book about a child problem solving his boredom. The illustrations are darling and it is just a fun read.

Argyle Fox is a colorfully and creatively illustrated children's book. Argyle is busy looking for something to do on a windy day. His mom encourages him to stop and think, and he finally capitalizes on the best way to spend a day in the wind. This was pure fun. I hope we will see some more adventures with Argyle in the future.

Thanks to Marie Letourneau, Tanglewood Publishing, and Netgalley, for the opportunity to read this book.

You'll be inspired by the imagination and perseverance of Argyle Fox. Kids and adults alike will enjoy the fun illustrations and lovely story. And you might find some inspiration for some windy fun yourself!

Eh, "Argyle Fox" was a meh book. It's not awful, though more of a message story than I usually prefer. The artwork is delightful, full of life in spring medium shades, nothing bright. The line work is simple but evocative.

Argyle Fox simply wants to play outside and enjoy the beautiful spring weather. Sounds simple, right? Yeah, not so much. The wind keeps interfering with his attempts to play outside. Although he has good ideas for his outside play, he fails to account for the wind and thus his plans fall apart. We see his frustration and his sadness at his repeated failure to play in the wind. His mother offers advice which he ponders and finally, he just may have a found a way to play outside without the wind interfering. The style was not preachy, but still too much of a message story for my liking. Some children will enjoy the games and ideas that Argyle comes up with and may laugh at the wind's behavior. Others may wonder what takes him so long to come up with an answer to his problem.

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This book is about never giving up. You can always find a solution to a problem and have fun doing it. The little fox is really sweet and always active. Both the idea and realization are good and with beautiful illustrations.

This was a cute book about perseverance with beautiful illustrations. I can't wait to share this with my first grade students.

The artwork in this book is very winsome and feels like Spring. I love Argyle's story. He wants to play outside, but all of his ideas get turned inside out and upside down by the spring wind. His mother reminds him that he can find some way to play in the wind and he does! He also shares with his friends making it a sweet book about Spring, friendship and problem-solving.

Argyle Fox, what an imaginative name, wants to do something outside, but in early spring it can really get windy. Avoiding his mother's guidance that it's probably too windy to play with cards outside, he builds a card tower only to watch a gust of wind destroy it. And so his activities go, everything he tries doesn't work well with it so windy outside. Disgusted by not being able to do what he wants outside he informs his mom that "I'm never playing in the wind ever, ever, EVER again!" Mom doesn't try to fix his problem but she does give him something to think about.
This book is good as a tool to encourage creative thinking and problem-solving.
The illustrations were colorful and fun, but I wasn't all that taken by Argyle Fox. It was hard to really appreciate his costumes due to his square build.

I really enjoyed reading the Argyle Fox. It was a nice way to show children how to problem solve and persevere. Fox tries lots of ways to play but the wind kept messing his plans up until he figured out a way to play WITH the wind. It was fun to see all the clever ways fox tried to play and all the animals who told him maybe now wasn't a good time to play. Great for storytime and read aloud.

Beautiful illustrations. Argyle tries to play outside on a windy day and the wind whooshes and creates havoc. His mom suggests him to think of a game to play in the wind and he plays a game

Argyle Fox by Marie Letourneau. Tanglewood Publishing. What an adorable book about a boy fox searching for the right playtime activity. The wonderful, creative nature scene illustrations full of flowers and trees and running streams make this a delightful read I know your child will enjoy. Highly recommend. Thanks to NetGalley and Tanglewood Publishing for providing this ebook for review.

A delightfully drawn tale of a fox on a mission to find something to do during a windy day, this picture is book is perfect for autumnal storytimes for young children (and their parents).

Somehow the art reminds me of embroidery and crochet. I wonder if it was intentional to fit the theme. Coming to the story, Argyle is a little fox who goes out to play, but every time he tries to play something his plan gets ruined. Read the book to find out if he can come up with anything to play.

First and foremost, I like the message behind this story - that failure often leads to way to success and requires perseverance and imagination to overcome obstacles. I found the text in this book very easy to read, thanks to its slightly larger font size and sans-serif typeface, with placement of the text on lighter areas of the illustrations - these things all help! The illustrations are simply beautiful and each page is packed full of colour. A definite 5-star read!

"I'm never playing in the wind ever, ever EVER again!"
"Perhaps if you think for a while, you will figure out something to play in the wind,"said Mama Fox.

A beautiful picture book with a charming message.
Loved the style of the illustrations, with every page full of hidden details the longer you look.
I have a soft spot for foxes anyway, but really enjoyed the character of Argyle and the way his mother challenged him to find new activities, rather than just giving him an answer or attempting to entertain him. This is a really important message for children (and their parents) as so many of the children I work with now have every minute timetabled for them and struggle to entertain themselves. Yet, it is sometimes during a period of 'boredom' that creativity flourishes.

I received an ebook review copy through Netgalley and, after reading, immediately went on Amazon to order my own real copy. Unfortunately, it’s quite pricey, but it is a beautiful book! I am now looking out for other releases from this author-illustrator and am trying to get my hands on a copy of The Mice of Bistrot des Sept Frères, which also looks brilliant.

What I liked: The message for children about creativity and perseverance, the detailed illustrations
Even better if: It became a series! I would love a sequel with more of Argyle's adventures.

DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL CONNECTION: I have a material connection because I received a review copy for free from Netgalley and the publisher.

This adorable picture book features Argyle Fox. He wants to play outside, but the wind is ruining his day. Everything her tries to do gets blown away. He tries and tires to no avail.

Angrily he comes back home and tells Mama Fox he is going to stay in until the wind stops. Mama gently tells him to think of something that can be done on windy days. Argyle thinks and thinks and comes up with a great solution to his problem.

Letourneau does a wonderful job of capturing Argyle's frustration and triumph in the beautifully illustrated PB. I love the pictures of Argyle knitting. This book is a delight for children and the adults that read to them. I hope there are more Argyle adventures in the future.

Argyle Fox. Is there a more perfect name? Argyle Fox searches for the right activity to entertain himself in the windy woods near his home. After meeting mishap after mishap, he is prepared to abandon play and sulk in his room. With encouragement from his mother, he returns to drawing board and finds the just right thing, making both his day and that of his friends.

This story has all the right points for a lesson in perseverance and resilience, as well as talking points for how to make a decision based on evidence at hand. and making the most of a less-than-optimal situation. I can't wait to bring this into my lesson plans!

Little Argyle Fox, named because of his fancy argyle scarf collection which was so lovingly knitted by his Mama, heads out on a springtime day to play. He discovers no matter what he conjures up to do the wind comes wooshing forcefully in and destroys all his plans. He gives up and head for home. Disgruntled he exclaims, "I'm never playing in the wind again, ever, ever, EVER again!"

His mother sensing his total frustration wisely suggests, "Perhaps if you think for a while, you will figure out something to play in the wind." "No I won't," Argyle grumbled. "Think Argyle," Mama Fox said softly as she closed the bedroom door.

Argyle took his Mama's advice and soon put his thoughts into action. Yes!!! He certainly could make this happen. With his brain popping from idea-overload he cuts, ties, knits, paints, tapes, and ... VOILÀ! He waits in the meadow to harness that strong, powerful wind and together they play and have loads of fun. All the other animals catch the spirit of play and join in the games too!!!

I am so impressed that Argyle has such a wonderful imagination all through the story. He is creative and happy and able to play all by himself and truly enjoys his own company. He also has a very loving Mama who encourages him to be a solo problem solver. Good for her!

"The story of Argyle teaches that failure is often a pathway to success and celebrates perseverance, creative thinking, and an old-fashioned springtime activity." I highly recommend this book.