Counting On Snow

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Through a gorgeous exploration of the isolation and the beauty of northern winter, renowned folk artist Maxwell Newhouse has created a deceptively simple counting book. Its bold contrasting colours and shapes are perfect for even the youngest of readers. Counting The Snow invites children to count down from ten crunching caribou to one silent moose, finding other northern animals - from seals to wolves to snowy owls - along the way. As the animals appear, so does more and more snow, until it's a character too, illuminating the differences between light and dark, sky and earth.

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As the countdown proceeds, the snow begins to fall, getting heavier with each panel until it nearly obscures the animals; the effect of the snow over the five wolves, for hares, three polar bears and two snowy owlsall white to begin withis spectacular, and readers will feel the chill. Lovely and, thanks to its small trim, intimate.- Kirkus Reviews


A sparse and lovely meditation on winter wilderness.-Publishers Weekly


Newhouses sensitive portrayal of the stark Arctic landscape creates an atmospheric chilliness that perfectly captures a winter evening north of the 49th parallel. Original without being gimmicky, Counting on Snow should come with the purchase of every crib in this country, as it has all the makings of a Canadian classic.-Starred Review, Quill & Quire


Folk artist Maxwell Newhouse has created a beautifully simple counting book with a twist. The book begins with ten crunching caribou on a green plain. As the numbers of animals decrease, the snow begins to fall. By the end of the book, the page is heavy with snow. A lovely introduction to numbers and the animals of Canada. -ForeWord Magazine

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MAXWELL NEWHOUSE is a highly accomplished folk artist whose work has been widely exhibited in galleries across Canada. He has illustrated Laura Secord- A Story of Courage by Janet Lunn and Emily Carr- At the Edge of the World by Jo Ellen Bogart. He has also written and illustrated several books including the acclaimed The RCMP Musical Ride, Let's Go for a Ride - a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award in Children's Illustration, The House That Max Built, and The Weber Street Wonder Work Crew.