I’m a fan of Mac Barnett’s. children’s books and was very curious to see what he would do for a much younger audience.
This set of four seasonal books share his usual charming illustrations with a simple, repetitive labelling text to accompany each picture. The colour palette is subdued which is to be expected for autumn but was a little surprising in the spring book. However, all four books together will make for a lovely compare and contrast discussion with your favourite toddler.

Delightful and whimsical.

Thank you to netgalley and publishers for this ARC!

A very simple and effective board book! I loved the illustrations and colour choices. I love how simple it is!

Lovely board book evoking feelings of spring through color and objects, perfect for lap reading. I love how it echoes the format of Now I See Fall (and, I assume, the summer and winter versions), inviting caregivers and educators to compare and contrast the books and discuss seasonal changes. Recommended for babies and toddlers as well as preK programs.

This book is part of a set of four (one for each season) that together are more than the sum of their parts! Each book contains identical, very simple text, calling our attention to various things around a farm and what they look like in that season (a tree, the garden, the child narrator's hat, etc.) This very basic setup provides opportunity for a lot of rich observation and discussion, especially if the books are read as a set. (In spring the garden's plants are growing, while in the fall the garden, post-harvest, is a tangle of leftover plant matter. The wise old cat, however, perches at the windowsill whether it is spring or fall.)

Much of this richness comes from Klassen's art. Is Klassen the new Eric Carle? I think at the very least he is becoming as iconic as Carle to me. His style is so moody, so melancholy and desaturated, and yet so digestible and inviting at the same time. Even a single page of a single swath of color (representing the sky) is beautiful to look at.

These books are on the simple end, and I do think that one will get more out of them by reading more than one of them to be able to notice the contrasts and similarities. But simple is certainly not a negative for an early board book series like this.

This book would be a great addition to a preschool classroom. I recommend buying the entire series of seasons as a complete set. This team of author and illustrator have written a few books that won Caldecott awards.

Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen have done it again!

These four board books are the perfect addition for any little bookworm’s library. The rhymes, the rhythm, and the perfectly straightforward text is great for young readers to listen, and learn words, or for new readers learning simple words.

I have a two year old who loved telling me what she could see in the pictures, and having also seen Fall in the series loved comparing the two to see what changed with the seasons!

Now I See Spring is beautiful and a reminder of all the beauty that emerges after winter.

Now I See Spring is a very short children’s tale (35 words total) listing the things a child sees in spring. This is a fun story to flip through with a child, pointing at the words and the pictures, and then flip back to the beginning to read again. This can be a fun way to learn what the few words that are on the page look like, and kids are sure to memorize them fast.

Great little book that introduces different seasons to youngest readers. I think adults will get a kick out of the illustrations as well and I can see the books being a hit with parents and teachers as well.

What a wonderful seasons series from a rock star duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. Deceptively simple and absolutely perfect.

(This is a review of all 4 seasons)

Mac and Jon are an unstoppable force. These board books might seem simple, but when presented together, their hidden complexities reveal so much space for exploration. You can feel the spirit of Margaret Wise Brown in the sparse text, and the images contain both obvious and subtle differences between each season. I also really loved the hats! I cannot wait to get these into the hands of families, libraries and early learning centers. An essential for all little ones.

Simple, cute and interesting abstract art style.
I read all 4 seasons and it's sweet.

This was the Spring edition of the series and shared all the similar artwork scenes but showing how these pictures are affected by the season.