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October 29, 2009 by Travis Jonker

Cover Controversy: Related Radiographs

October 29, 2009 by Travis Jonker   4 comments

x-ray machine

Scene: A doctor’s office, early in the morning.

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Doctor: Good to see you! How have you been feeling?

Cover Designer: I’ve been a bit stressed lately, Doc. I want to put some foliage on this cover, but it seems kinda played. You know, leaves, flowers – I don’t know if they’re going to stand out. I’ve been wracking my brain about it.

Doctor: Let me give you some advice. Whenever I can’t figure out a diagnosis, you know what I do?

Cover Designer: What?

Doctor: I x-ray it.

Cover Designer: Doc, I think you’ve solved my problem.

everaftercov

The Everafter by Amy Huntley.

ifiloveyoucov

If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? by M. E. Kerr

bonesofffaeriecov

Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner.

Side by side by side:

everaftercovifiloveyoucovbonesofffaeriecov

Okay, so maybe they didn’t x-ray the plants on these covers (although I do think that the flowers on the Everafter cover saw the inside of a radiologists office), but they certainly give off a similar vibe.

Do I see a negative-image cover trend taking hold?

(Top Image: ‘Roentgen IV control panel‘
www.flickr.com/photos/16339684@N00/2361897135)

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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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Comments

  1. L. says

    November 11, 2009 at 10:11 pm

    Good one!!!

  2. L. says

    November 11, 2009 at 11:41 pm

    Funny thing about making this kind of post. It puts the idea in your mind and suddenly you really NOTICE covers that fit into that category. Shortly after I read this, I stumbled upon another cover that fits. Take a look at Gardening in the Dark by Laura Kasischke (ISBN: 9781931337229)

  3. Scope Notes says

    November 13, 2009 at 8:44 pm

    This one certainly fits! Possibly the trailblazer, seeing as how it was released in aught four. Thanks for the tip!

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