MORE 'COVER-CURIOSITY' POSTS

Cover Curiosity: Reflective

Travis Jonker, October 10, 2015 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



When two covers resemble each other, it’s usually one of two situations. A. Something fishy is afoot. All the hands holding stuff after Twilight? That’s aping something that’s popular. B. It appears to be a case of random chance. Today I’ll have the B. Cover number one: Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E. […]

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Cover Curiosity: Title Takeover

Travis Jonker, April 18, 2015 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



Is it just me, or have you noticed some picture book titles getting real these days? Really real. Taking up the whole cover real. Not just type laid over top, but part of the illustration real. Today we have three books that put the title front, center, and right in the middle of the the […]

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Cover Curiosity: Go Set a Watchman and To Kill a Mockingbird

Travis Jonker, March 26, 2015 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



Usually during these Cover Curiosity posts I highlight two unrelated books that (for a variety of reasons) have similar covers. Today I have to make an exception and talk about two related books, mostly because one of them has one of the most recognizable covers of all time, and the other is bound to be […]

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Cover Curiosity: Under the Sea

Travis Jonker, September 16, 2014 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



Sometimes, in an odd aligning of stars, two book covers end up kinda resembling one another. Click here for all the Cover Curiosity posts. I noticed a pair the other day. First up: Under the Ocean by Anouck Boisrobert; illustrated by Louis Rigaud Second up: The Bear’s Sea Escape by Benjamin Chaud Side by side: A […]

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Cover Curiosity: Mirrors

Travis Jonker, August 4, 2014 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



Every now and then the universe does my job for me. Sometimes, by chance (or perhaps not), two books that resemble each other end up next to each other on bookshelves. Thanks for looking out, universe. Below are three such cases I encountered in the last few months: Rabbityness by Jo Empson Peek-A-Boo Bunny by […]

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Cover Curiosity: Fishes

Travis Jonker, February 5, 2014 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



Some Cover Curiosities seem eye-rubbingly separated at birth, while others appear to simply share a similar idea. Today, I’d say we have an example of the latter. Click here for more Cover Curiosities. I love most when two covers from different worlds collide. Today we have a middle grade novel and a picture book. Our […]

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Cover Curiosity: Behind Bars

Travis Jonker, September 16, 2013 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



Look, I don’t discriminate on my Cover Curiosities – picture book, middle grade, YA – when two books happen to resemble each other, I will be there. Today we foray into the YA world with two new books that share a bold bar/grid motif. Juvie by Steve Watkins More Than This by Patrick Ness Side […]

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Cover Curiosity: Playing the Field

Travis Jonker, January 11, 2013 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



Sometimes with Cover Curiosities we have two jackets that look very similar. Other times it’s more of a general trend. Today is the latter. Look out socks, relaxing on the lawn is gaining steam. Take a look at the recent evidence collected: The Center of Everything by Linda Urban After Eli by Rebecca Rupp Criss […]

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Cover Curiosity: Me

Travis Jonker, September 5, 2012 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



Now, please don’t be alarmed when you see this goofy-looking guy on your September issue of School Library Journal: How did we get here? I wrote a series of posts about the e-reader lending program we started at my 5th and 6th grade school last year. It was a small start, but things went pretty […]

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Cover Curiosity: Squinty

Travis Jonker, August 2, 2012 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



Is that a cover trend I see? I can’t quite tell – it’s so bright. Let’s take a look at three examples. Ask the Passengers by A.S. King Peace, Locomotion by Jacquiline Woodson The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano I feel like there are more examples of this out there – any to […]

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