Cover Controversy: Cut-Outs Continue
If you know me, then you know I enjoy the cheap satisfaction of seeing the continuation of a cover trend. This has certainly happened with sock covers, a topic which I continue to beat upon like the proverbial “dead horse”. Today, I’m pleased to see that we have a new inductee into a different group: the cover cut-out gang. First, let’s review the existing members:
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Firegirl by Tony Abbot. And…
Carlos is Gonna Get It by Kevin Emerson. Now, to complete the trio:
Sixth-Grade Glommers, Norks, and Me by Lisa Papademetriou
Side by side by side:
The most recent addition is in fact, the oldest of the bunch (published in 2005). Strangely, I have yet to see a cover with paper chain people that isn’t red. Do you have any to add to this group?
(Image: ‘We are all connected.‘ http://www.flickr.com/photos/77436208@N00/2885783824)
Filed under: Cover Curiosity, Covers
About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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What about Stargirl?
That is pretty similar, isn’t it? I guess I always saw that one as more of a doodle than a cutout.