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.
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
"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
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.
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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
"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
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