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November 3, 2009 by Travis Jonker

Coming Soon: 100 Scope Notes Covers Week

November 3, 2009 by Travis Jonker   7 comments

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Normally, I like to keep the focus on what’s inside the book. However, every now and again I use these pages to write about what’s on the outside. Namely, covers – similar ones, unfortunate ones, trends and the like. It recently struck me as a good idea to devote an entire week of 100 Scope Notes programming to this topic. From this coming Monday, November 9 to Friday, November 13 you’ll be getting all covers, all the time. Here’s the schedule of events:

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Monday (Nov. 9): A brand new “Create Your Debut Cover” meme. It may (or may not) be the best one yet. The fantasy and YA versions were well received, so I’m rewriting the rules for an entirely different type of book. I’ll also post a gallery and add reader submissions to it as the week goes on. It’s time to get creative in a really limited, rule-following way.

Tuesday (Nov. 10): An interview with Abrams Books for Young Readers art director and cover designer extraordinaire Chad W. Beckerman. The man behind the cover design of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series (and the blog Mishaps and Adventures) certainly knows his stuff. Tune in if for no other reason than to hear his expert opinion on this cover:

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Wednesday (Nov. 11): A brand-new inductee into the Unfortunate Cover pasture of misfortune. If you’re counting, this will be the 12th in the series. You’ll also be able to vote for the best (or worst, depending on how you look at it) Unfortunate Cover thus far.

Thursday (Nov. 12): Cover Controversy time. Let’s just say it’s a bad day for tiny boats. Also, another trend continues its slow approach to world domination.

Friday (Nov. 13): The Children’s Literature Commissioner makes an important cover-related announcement. The increasingly unstable (and fictional) Children’s Lit Commish will deliver a (fictional) message regarding the future of book covers.

All Week: The 100 Scope Notes banner will be taken over by book cover-related comic strips created by your humble children’s lit blogger.

See you back here next week!

On a related note:

The official album of Covers Week is The Covers Record by Cat Power.

The official gangsta rap-soundtracked crime film of Covers Week is Deep Cover.

The official cover-up of Covers Week is a giant straw hat.

The unofficial cover-up of Covers Week is the Liar cover controversy.

The official response to a disaster during Covers Week is to take cover.

The official bet of Covers Week is for your team to cover the spread.

The official brand-new word I invented to celebrate Covers Week is “decovered”. When a book has had its cover removed, it has been decovered.

The official Covers Week response to shame is to cover one’s face.

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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. Laura W. says

    November 3, 2009 at 8:57 am

    Love this–can’t wait to see what you cover throughout the week!

  2. BookMoot says

    November 4, 2009 at 8:59 pm

    If Chad W. Beckerman designed the phone book I would read it cover to cover. Can’t wait to read the interview!!!

  3. The Brain Lair says

    November 5, 2009 at 8:19 am

    So glad I dis-covered this blog~:

  4. Julie Larios says

    November 6, 2009 at 12:27 pm

    Can’t wait to see this! We’ll be linking from Jacket Knack

  5. Scope Notes says

    November 6, 2009 at 10:19 pm

    Thanks for the support!

Trackbacks

  1. Beginning Tomorrow: 100 Scope Notes Covers Week « 100 Scope Notes says:
    November 8, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    […] Aww, yeah – 100 Scope Notes Covers Week begins in less than 24 hours. First up on Monday, we have a brand new “Create Your Debut Cover” meme that should bring out the (forced, step-by-step) creativity in all who take part. Click here for a full schedule of events. […]

  2. An Interview with Chad W. Beckerman « 100 Scope Notes says:
    November 10, 2009 at 2:05 am

    […] Covers Week continues tomorrow with a brand-new inductee into the Unfortunate Cover pasture of misfortune. Click here for a full schedule of events. […]

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