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Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced electronic copy of this delightful book. Gorgeous illustrations and adorable characters make this short book a fun read for anyone.

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What a cute, light hearted story. Roughly 30 pages long,

We follow a fox navigating his way through the woods trying to keep warm on a winter day. Along the way he meets other animals who are baffled by his choice to wear a rather large oversized scarf, which seems to cause him more clumsy accidents than warmth.
He also happens across a female fox he's instantly smitten with. Expect he makes an utter fool of him self, all thanks to that red scarf.

**Thank you to Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. **

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Really loved this, as a beautiful comic strip that tells the tale of winter through the misfortunes of a lovesick fox. How adorable! Like previous titles, this is perfectly drawn to evoke winter and snow and yet with a sweet tale at its core. It's simple but perfect in its simplicity.

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What a lovely story this was! It brought me back to the time where I read Donald Duck magazines on a weekly basis, The artwork is stunning! I love how almost the whole story is told without spoken words. The reader relies on the body language of the characters, and the artist depicts it really well!

A story perfect for the winter season and highly recommended to both children and adults.

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This is exquisite little book for kids and adults who are into slapstick driven anthropomorphic animals heavily based on Disney 2D nostalgia. Even the author dedicates this book to Disney himself. But it's not a surprise, Dev already did Mickey Mouse bande dessinée (French comics album) before in his career. And this book is also a comic. But let's not get ahead of ourselves.

This is a charming story about finding love in Hugh Grant 90s kind of rom-com way. Main character is a male fox, and he has some trouble with his scarf (it's winter time!). But his clumsiness and shyness lead to romantic back-and-forth. He would be almost a sole character if there weren't some nosy but helpful bird neighbors.

The baloons that make this beautifully drawn tale a comic can sometimes get in a way of feeling that this is a picture book, but in a good way. It works. Although the fox has some repetitive moments, which bothered me story wise, it is so nicely drawn and colored that I forgot about that one weak moment in the end. It felt too short, but luckily, this is part two of four. But don't get me wrong, this is a stand-alone tale and you can enjoy it as such.

Once again, thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the digital copy of this book. I hope that some day a hard copy will find its way to me.

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The file appears to be corrupted. Cannot view. I wish I could because the fall book was so great. Please restore the file and I will reevaluate.

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What an adorable book! This is such a lovely story with beautiful illustrations! Perfect for the upcoming winter season!

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The young fox, the snow, the looong scarf, and the pretty vixen. Great fun story for any age or language. Written with few words and illustrated in brilliant color by the same great imagination. LOVED IT!
I requested and received a free temporary ebook from Diamond Book Distributors, Magnetic Press via NetGalley. Thank you!

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It is cute and perfect for the winter time. Lots of colorful pictures and warmth, I would recommend this to everyone!

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Beneath the Trees: Winter Chills is a charming story about a clumsy fox who finds love. I appreciated the opportunity for conversation that the Fox's embarrassment brought up for me and my preschooler. My son loved the vibrant illustrations and he was engaged in the story. The wordless pages were also great opportunities for us to talk about predictions in the story, or discuss what the animals might be thinking.

This was a cute story! I'm excited to check out the other season books in this series!

A big thank you to Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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This one is really cute and funny!

A love story of two cute animals! One is pretty impatient and impulsive. The other is quite the opposite.

The illustrations are amazing! It feels like I was watching a really amazing cartoon show while reading this storybook. Well done I would say.

And yes, I cannot wait for the winter!

Thank you author/artist for the advance reader copy.

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Such a cute book! So simple, short, and sweet. I loved the artwork.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in exchange of an honest review.

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Release date: December 14th, 2021!

I thought this was super simple, short, and sweet. A perfect children's book to get in the mood for winter! The art style is definitely more comic-like, but I personally enjoyed it a lot. The cute little homes in the trees were everythinggggg! 🥺I also liked the story itself. I think it teaches a lot about not thinking too much about what other people think and learning to laugh at yourself. It was cute! I really enjoyed it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Magnetic Press for an advanced copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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4 stars - It was really good

This was a cute story about Mr. Fox who has an enormous scarf that he keeps tripping over. It caused him to embarrass himself in front of a lady fox. Overall, I think this was a very cute kids story and that it is perfect for the winter season. Also the artwork was absolutely beautiful with vivid colors that popped perfectly against the snowy scenes.

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This was so, so cute and sweet! The poor fox is struggling so hard to impress his lady friend, but keeps getting distracted by his too-big scarf! It's a simple, sweet story and great for all ages.

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I enjoy graphic novels and that's the 1st reason to puck this. The overall story about the cute little fox was engaging and is equally enjoyable to children and Adults. The illustrations are a make it or break it feature of a graphic book & this one was definitely on a better side🤗

What could have been better?
The format of the book. .acsm files are very difficult to open and it took me a lot of time to finally be able to read it. So will request for a pdf please.

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3.5 Stars

Umm… okay… Winter Chills is about Mr. Fox, whose long red scarf is troubling him. He slips, trips, stumbles, falls, slides, and whatnot, all thanks to the scarf that’s too big. He refuses help and finds it awkward to talk to a pretty Miss Fox.
However, Miss Fox takes things into her hands, and they finally have a lovey-dovey scene in the snow. Never mind that Mr. Fox looks like he’s being strangled by the scarf.
That’s the story. It’s more of a comic strip than a story for kids. The illustrations are really good. For me, that’s the only plus point of the book.
I received an ARC from NetGalley, Diamond Book Distributors, and Magnetic Press and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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ARC Copy...Short but sweet and warm like hot cocoa on a cold winter's day. I did like how at least half of the narrative relies on body language, and motion to tell the story with out a word, What better way to show how lovable a klutz the fox is.

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The art is supper cute for the pages I could see but the book is very glitchy and made it difficult to read. Therefore, I can’t offer a thorough review.

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I received an electronic ARC from Diamond Book Distributors through NetGalley.
This book reads like an extended Sunday comic strip. There is a new gag on each page spread connected to the fox and his too long red scarf. Readers also see him struggle to talk with the female fox and will relate to similar nerves. The artwork is delightful and well worth studying as it tells so much of the story beyond the few words included.

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