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Cover Curiosity: Bag It

March 15, 2011 By 4 Comments

Is your cover in need of something to make it stand out? Bag it.

okay for now by gary schmidt Cover Curiosity: Bag It

Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt

How to Die of Embarrassment Cover Curiosity: Bag It

How to Die of Embarrassment Every Day by Ann Hodgman

Zitface Cover Curiosity: Bag It

Zitface by Emily Howse

And a couple from the past…

Baghead Cover Curiosity: Bag It

Baghead by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

(Thanks to Katie Davis and Greg Pincus for the tip)

Ill Love You 500x778 Cover Curiosity: Bag It

I’ll Love You When You’re More Like Me by M.E. Kerr

(Thanks to Peter from Collecting Children’s Books for the tip)

Any to add?

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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.

Comments

  1. Greg Pincus says:
    March 15, 2011 at 1:42 am

    Baghead by Jarrett Krosoczka is the picture book poster child for the bag on the cover. I can’t think of any other YA or MG titles, though. I’ll be curious to see what others come up with….

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  2. Katie Davis says:
    March 15, 2011 at 7:21 am

    Dang! Greg beat me to it! Just what I was about to say.

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  3. Travis says:
    March 15, 2011 at 7:24 am

    Good to get some picture book representation in here – I’ll add to the post when I get a shot.

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  4. Cathy Burnsed says:
    April 15, 2011 at 10:35 am

    Here’s another one: Friends by Ann M. Martin has TWO characters on the front cover with bags on their heads!

    http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Friends/Ann-M-Martin/e/9780439729918

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