Cover Curiosity: Framed!
Sometimes a cover trend (see: socks) irritates me like loose glitter. Other times, I really don’t mind it. Today qualifies as the latter. I am enjoying the peculiar re-occurrence of picture frame walls. With a double high-five’s worth of appreciation to Boni Ashburn, who alerted me to this trend, let’s take a look at the examples.
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Penny Dreadful by Laurel Snyder.
Secondly:
Name That Dog by Penny Archer, illustrated by Stephanie Buscema.
Thirdly (and finally):
The Cat’s Pajamas by Wallace Edwards.
Side by side by side:
That, friends, is a lot of frames.
Did I miss any that fit in this group?
Filed under: Cover Curiosity, Covers
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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Could the curiosity include covers with multiple square shaped objects on them? Because then the 100 cupboards series by N.D. Wilson could be counted.
Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown HAD a picture frame cover on BWI when I ordered it, but the actual book doesn’t – disappointing, because I liked the frames better than the candles.
I think this one fits the bill- The House of Narcissus
http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=397&book=9780733310492