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.

Winner of the 2019 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize and the 2019 Gold Award for Visual Communication from Visuelt / Grafill Nordic Association.
Shortlisted for the Brage Prize, Norway's most prestigious literary award, and the World Illustration Awards 2019.

This fun book teaches you to count from 0 to 7.5 billion, but also to do so much more. Follow the characters’ stories through the book and see how their lives collide with those of others. There are a lot of secrets to be discovered for the sharp-eyed! You’ll see that everyone is different, everyone has their own life, and that—most importantly—everybody counts. At the end, a spotting section allows you to go back and have even more fun. Everybody Counts is critically acclaimed for its unique approach to visual communication, and has been awarded some of the world's highest honors for children's literature.