Inspired by the author's years in Alaska, this lyrical, beautifully illustrated counting book celebrates the rhythms of the tundra and its inhabitants.
One red fox walks across the white snow--quietly stalking winter. Two ravens croak and gurgle--raucously talking winter. Three snowshoe hares hop on big paws--silently tracking winter. Wherever you look, another creature is making its mark on the snow-covered season.
Author Nancy White Carlstrom used her years living in Alaska to inspire lyrical text celebrating the rhythms of the tundra and its inhabitants. Claudia McGehee's stunning scratchboard art brings the winter season alive. For reading on chilly days--whether winter is just beginning or just starting to melt into spring.
AwardsAn Amazon Editor's Pick: Best Books Ages 3-5
Michigan Reading Association Great Lakes Great Books Award Nominee (2025-2026)
Cooperative Children's Book Center CCBC Choices List - Seasons and Celebrations
Children's Book Council (CBC) Teacher FAVORITES K-2ND Grade (2025)
Penn State University Libraries/Pennsylvania Center for the Book Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award (2025)
Language
Place of publication
Grand Rapids
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 236 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
ISBN-13
978-0-8028-5570-1 (9780802855701)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Nancy White Carlstrom has written over sixty books for children, including
Before You Were Born (Eerdmans),
Mama, Will It Snow Tonight? (Boyds Mills Press), and the bestselling Jesse Bear series (Scholastic).
Counting Winter was shaped by the nineteen years Nancy and her family called Alaska home. She currently lives in the Seattle area and enjoys seeing Alaskan wildlife--and her grandchildren--on trips back to the state. Visit her website at nancywhitecarlstrom.com.
Claudia McGehee is the illustrator and sometimes author of many picture books, including
Begin with a Bee, Creekfinding (both University of Minnesota Press), and
My Wilderness (Little Bigfoot). In starred reviews from
Kirkus and School Library Journal, Claudia's scratchboard illustrations have been praised as "meticulous" and "striking." Raised in the Pacific Northwest, Claudia now lives in Iowa City, Iowa. Visit her website at claudia-mcgehee.com or follow her on Instagram @claudia.mcgehee.
