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June 22, 2015 by Travis Jonker

Gallery: These 2015 Picture Book Have Secrets

June 22, 2015 by Travis Jonker   3 comments

A picture book with a creative case cover is like a person who wears bold socks (note: my sock drawer is filled to the brim with a single color: dark gray. I am the Steve Jobs of socks), it’s a rarely seen detail, but delightful when discovered.

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Gallery: These 2013 Picture Books Have Secrets

Here are the 2015 picture books I’ve spotted that sport creative case covers. There are definitely a lot more examples, but I wasn’t smart enough to snap a picture before they got processed and put into my school library. So if you have one to add, take a picture (preferably on light-colored laminate wood flooring (kidding (but if you care anything about continuity, come on, make it happen))) and send it my way: scopenotes (at) gmail (dot) com.

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Matthew Winner (The Busy Librarian) had these fine case covers to add:

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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. tommfranklin says

    June 22, 2015 at 11:05 am

    These are great examples of why I believe the art of the picture book is one of the finest gifts we can give young readers. Bravo to the book designers!

    –Tom

  2. Heather Ayris Burnell says

    June 22, 2015 at 1:27 pm

    What gems! My kids and I always peek under the book covers at the library to try to spy what’s hiding under there. Great surprises.

  3. Vicki Kouchnerkavich says

    July 1, 2015 at 6:53 pm

    We actually have had a discussion at our public library about whether or not to keep the book covers and take the time/$$ to cover them. We decided to keep them, but this make me wonder whats under most picture book cover now.

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