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May 14, 2008 by Travis Jonker

Cover Controversy Continues

May 14, 2008 by Travis Jonker   2 comments

To declare a trend of similar children’s book covers a “controversy” is a stretch to say the least. But what the heck. The list of kid’s book covers featuring socks just continues to grow. Take a look at the newest addition:

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Switchin it up with the dots, but it still falls squarely into the socks cover category with:

100 Scope Notes vows to keep you posted with any new developments.

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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.

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  1. Controversy Report: Cover Look-A-Likes « 100 Scope Notes says:
    December 16, 2008 at 2:02 am

    […] The circles, the author stripe at the bottom – these two are pair, no doubt about it. This makes two Deep Down Popular cover controversies for the year. Click here to see the other. […]

  2. James Preller’s Blog » Blog Archive » James Preller Interviews . . . Travis from 100 Scope Notes! says:
    July 6, 2009 at 10:54 am

    […] think I speak for everyone when I say that we appreciate your courageous vow to keep us “updated with any new sock-related cover art developments.” You strike me as […]

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