Hotel Flamingo: Frosty Fiesta

By Author / Illustrator

Alex Milway

Genre

Adventure

Age range(s)

Publisher

Piccadilly Press

ISBN

9781835870891

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

09-10-2025

Synopsis

The fifth book in the heartwarming Hotel Flamingo series, featuring the adventures of Anna and her array of animal friends!

Welcome to the snowiest hotel in town! Winter has arrived at Hotel Flamingo! The snow is falling heavily, and while it's usually a quiet time of year for Anna and her animal hotel, this year is shaping up a little differently...

The hotel is full of guests taking part in the Winter White-out Games, from penguins to polar bears to snowboarding rabbits. On top of this, long-term hotel resident Mrs Turpington is preparing for her winter hibernation along with her fellow hibernating animals, and is expecting a party to be held for them - but can it go ahead when Hotel Flamingo is snowed in? Anna and her team will have to pull out all the stops to pull off the most magical frosty fiesta that Animal Boulevard has ever seen! Maybe less sun doesn't mean less fun after all!

'Truly heartwarming and uplifting. I'd love to book a room there myself' - Philip Ardagh on Hotel Flamingo.

See more in the Hotel Flamingo series: Hotel Flamingo: Fabulous Feast

Reviews

Sue

It's very quiet at Hotel Flamingo as the nights are getting darker, so Anna is delighted when she is asked to arrange a hibernation party for Mrs Turpington, one of the hotel's longest residents. Finding themselves completely snowed in, however, Anna is just feeling pleased there aren't more guests when lots of bookings come in and she learns that the Winter White-out Games are taking place on Animal Boulevard, leaving Anna and the hotel staff with plenty to organise!

I love the Hotel Flamingo series and know how many children enjoy them so I was delighted to discover Frosty Fiesta, the latest in the series. Offering the perfect mix of text and illustration, Frosty Fiesta is perfect for newly independent readers developing their reading stamina, as well as making a most enjoyable shared read. The gentle humour and cast of colourful and endearing characters are so engaging and there are some new guests to get to know amongst the familiar faces.

Anna once again shows herself to be caring, hard-working and loyal, determined to make sure everyone's stay at her hotel is the very best it can be, even if it means building an ice hotel to accommodate extra guests! When it looks as if the Winter Games are going to have to be cancelled, she rallies everyone to make sure that everything is ready. She also ensures that Mrs Turpington's guests manage to make their way through the snow so that her party is a great success.

The illustrations are as delightful as ever, helping to make this a very tempting read!

192 pages / Reviewed by Sue Wilsher, teacher