Book Description
for Everybody Counts by Kristin Roskifte
From The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
This intriguing counting book compels readers to carefully study the illustrations as each page starts with a number, followed by real-life context. For example, number 6 reads, “Six people in an elevator. One of them is scared he's missing out. Two of them feel lonely.” (n.p.). Roskifte's attention to detail, interesting use of color and line, repeated characters, and thoughtful text engage readers as they search each page for specifics, like the scared and lonely people on the elevator. The additional secrets and answers listed on the back endpages invite repeated readings and deepen readers knowledge.
2021 USBBY Outstanding International Books List, 2019 Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize winner, 2019 Gold Award for Visual Communication from Visuelt/Grafill Nordic Association winner, and 2019 shortlist for the World Illustration Awards.
Author/ illustrator lives in Norway.
Norway. Originally published in Norwegian as Alle Sammen Teller by Magikon forlag in 2018. English translation by Siân Mackie published in the United States by Wide Eyed Editions/ The Quarto Group in 2020.
© USBBY, 2022. Used with permission.