Cover Controversy: Gettin’ Dressed Up… Again
In terms of cover trends, could unoccupied dresses be to ’09 what socks were to ’07-’08? It appears that this may be a situation to monitor. I wrote a couple weeks back about two personless dress-related covers that caught my eye:
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And today I’m flipping through the Feiwel and Friends Fall catalog and what do I see? Take a look:
More dress sans human. This trend may have some staying power. Rest assured, I will bring more updates as they come to light.
Filed under: Cover Curiosity
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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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Hmm…interesting trend. Almost spooky, depending on the cover.
Maybe it’s just because it’s new, but I kinda like this one. I think it can go a few different ways – in the three covers we’ve got humorous, retro, and glamorous.
Here’s another one!
Hmmm… that link didn’t work so:
Try this or http://bookcoversanonymous.blogspot.com/2009/08/evan-gaffney-my-little-blue-dress.html
Adding another one!
Distant Waves by Suzanne Weyn
http://evaperrymocknewbery.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/distant-waves-a-novel-of-the-titanic-by-suzanne-weyn/