Cover Curiosity: Front and Center
I don’t usually discuss YA, but when I do, it’s usually about covers.
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Today we have a group of books that to my eyes don’t fall into the “hey let’s make our book like like their book” category. But they do share an eye-catching visual style that makes them all hang together in my brain.
That style? A colorful focus on the center of the cover.
Here’s what I’m talking about . . .
Example 1:
Example 2:
Example 3:
Example 4:
And here they are together. A good looking group:
Do you know of any other covers that belong 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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Hi Travis,
Fire Colour One by Jenny Valentine would definitely fit in this group. Plus it’s an excellent book!
Hi Travis, Thanks for sharing such great stuff!
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