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    Now I See Winter

    Part of Now I See

    Author Mac Barnett
    Illustrated by Jon Klassen
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    $9.99 US
    Tundra Book Group | Tundra Books
    6"W x 6.05"H x 0.49"D  
    On sale Apr 07, 2026 | 24 Pages | 9781774886694
    Up to Kindergarten
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    THREE STARRED REVIEWS! • From multi-award-winning, New York Times bestselling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, Now I See Winter is one in a unique quartet of board books that playfully shows the changing seasons from a kid’s point of view.

    the house / the tree / the garden / me

    Sparse and rhythmic text invites readers to explore a rural setting through different seasons, gently introducing everyday words. Envisioned as a set that also can be read as standalone books, each of the four volumes in this eye-catching series has identical text but different images that reflect the time of year. In winter, the tree is bare, snow falls from the sky, a sweet treat is a candy cane and the perfect hat is one that keeps you warm. Now I See Winter celebrates all the wonderful things about the season through a child’s eyes – and shows why it’s their favorite time of year.
    MAC BARNETT, the 2025-2026 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, is a New York Times-bestselling author of stories for children. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages and has sold more than five million copies worldwide. Mac's books have won many prizes, including two Caldecott Honors, three New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Awards, three E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Germany’s Jugendliteraturpreis, China's Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award, The Netherlands' Zilveren Griffel, and Italy's Premio Orbil. He is the co-creator, with Jon Klassen, of the Looking at Picture Books Substack, as well as Shape Island, a stop-motion animated series on Apple TV+, based on their bestselling Shapes series of picture books. Mac lives in Oakland, California. View titles by Mac Barnett
    JON KLASSEN is the New York Times-bestselling author and illustrator of numerous books who was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2018 for his contributions to children’s literature. Jon’s I Want My Hat Back, a #1 New York Times bestseller, was named a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year, and a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year. The second book in his hat trilogy, This Is Not My Hat, won the Caldecott Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal. His recent books include the Your Places board books and The Skull, a #1 New York Times bestseller that earned six starred reviews and a piece in the New York Times Book Review in which Ransom Riggs refers to Jon as both "the dean of deadpan" and a "national treasure." He is also the illustrator of Extra Yarn, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, and the Shapes Trilogy, all by Mac Barnett. Originally from Niagara Falls Ontario, Jon now lives in Los Angeles. View titles by Jon Klassen
    A Book Riot Most Anticipated Children's Book of 2026

    "Frequent creative collaborators Barnett and Klassen capture a year’s rhythms with stunning subtlety via a standout board book quartet that—across volumes named around the four seasons—matches spare text, identical in each work, with varying images that relay the passage of time." —STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly

    "Simple but profound, this perfectly petite board book is the embodiment of the adage 'less is more.' Cataloging the natural world in short phrases, Barnett understands how a child’s world is both expansive. . . . and intimate.” —STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

    "[A] gentle exploration of seasonal change seen through a child’s perspective. Simple language and clear visuals make the concept accessible for the readers, while caregivers will appreciate the thoughtful design." —STARRED REVIEW, School Library Journal

    "The four books are inventive and appealing and surprising, as well. Even if you own many seasonal books for young readers and listeners, these are different." —Imaginary Elevators

    "Barnett and Klassen’s latest collaboration has produced a series of board books depicting a child’s-eye view of the four seasons. . . . adults reading them aloud have a chance to get the kids talking about what the seasons mean to them." —Montreal Gazette
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    THREE STARRED REVIEWS! • From multi-award-winning, New York Times bestselling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, Now I See Winter is one in a unique quartet of board books that playfully shows the changing seasons from a kid’s point of view.

    the house / the tree / the garden / me

    Sparse and rhythmic text invites readers to explore a rural setting through different seasons, gently introducing everyday words. Envisioned as a set that also can be read as standalone books, each of the four volumes in this eye-catching series has identical text but different images that reflect the time of year. In winter, the tree is bare, snow falls from the sky, a sweet treat is a candy cane and the perfect hat is one that keeps you warm. Now I See Winter celebrates all the wonderful things about the season through a child’s eyes – and shows why it’s their favorite time of year.

    Author

    MAC BARNETT, the 2025-2026 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, is a New York Times-bestselling author of stories for children. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages and has sold more than five million copies worldwide. Mac's books have won many prizes, including two Caldecott Honors, three New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Awards, three E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Germany’s Jugendliteraturpreis, China's Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award, The Netherlands' Zilveren Griffel, and Italy's Premio Orbil. He is the co-creator, with Jon Klassen, of the Looking at Picture Books Substack, as well as Shape Island, a stop-motion animated series on Apple TV+, based on their bestselling Shapes series of picture books. Mac lives in Oakland, California. View titles by Mac Barnett
    JON KLASSEN is the New York Times-bestselling author and illustrator of numerous books who was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2018 for his contributions to children’s literature. Jon’s I Want My Hat Back, a #1 New York Times bestseller, was named a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year, and a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year. The second book in his hat trilogy, This Is Not My Hat, won the Caldecott Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal. His recent books include the Your Places board books and The Skull, a #1 New York Times bestseller that earned six starred reviews and a piece in the New York Times Book Review in which Ransom Riggs refers to Jon as both "the dean of deadpan" and a "national treasure." He is also the illustrator of Extra Yarn, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, and the Shapes Trilogy, all by Mac Barnett. Originally from Niagara Falls Ontario, Jon now lives in Los Angeles. View titles by Jon Klassen

    Praise

    A Book Riot Most Anticipated Children's Book of 2026

    "Frequent creative collaborators Barnett and Klassen capture a year’s rhythms with stunning subtlety via a standout board book quartet that—across volumes named around the four seasons—matches spare text, identical in each work, with varying images that relay the passage of time." —STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly

    "Simple but profound, this perfectly petite board book is the embodiment of the adage 'less is more.' Cataloging the natural world in short phrases, Barnett understands how a child’s world is both expansive. . . . and intimate.” —STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

    "[A] gentle exploration of seasonal change seen through a child’s perspective. Simple language and clear visuals make the concept accessible for the readers, while caregivers will appreciate the thoughtful design." —STARRED REVIEW, School Library Journal

    "The four books are inventive and appealing and surprising, as well. Even if you own many seasonal books for young readers and listeners, these are different." —Imaginary Elevators

    "Barnett and Klassen’s latest collaboration has produced a series of board books depicting a child’s-eye view of the four seasons. . . . adults reading them aloud have a chance to get the kids talking about what the seasons mean to them." —Montreal Gazette

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