MORE 'COVER-CURIOSITY' POSTS

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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Cover Curiosity: Visually Jarring

Travis Jonker, June 15, 2012 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



Is canning things other than delicious foods the hot new activity for youngsters? Looking at these five recent or upcoming book covers, you’d think so. Flowers, spiders, hummingbirds, kids – where are the strawberry preserves!? Many thanks to Cindy Dobrez of Bookends for the heads up on this trend. Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky Keeping Safe […]

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Cover Curiosity: Sashed

Travis Jonker, June 6, 2012 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



I ask you this –  are sashes a cover trend on the rise? Cover the first: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray Cover two: Prettiest Doll by Gina Willner-Pardo (on shelves November 6, 2012) Side by side: The sashes have it. Are there any more that belong in this group? Click here for more Cover Curiosities.

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Cover Curiosity: Inking Me Softly

Travis Jonker, May 22, 2012 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



‘Scuse me while I talk YA covers for a minute… Most Cover Curiosities, be they socks, Converse sneakers, or longingly gazing into the distance, are unexpected but not really all that unusual. Today we have a pair that are both unusual and unexpected. This comparison is unusupected. With all credit to Lisa Jenn Bigelow for […]

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Cover Curiosity: On Balki and Book Covers

Travis Jonker, May 10, 2012 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



There are two people I’ve been told I look like. 1. Bronson Pinchot Aw, yeah – that’s right. Pinchot is best known as Balki from the late 80s/early 90s sitcom Perfect Strangers. While most people would not take this as a particularly flattering comparison, I used to watch that show like it was going out […]

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Cover Curiosity: Totally Crossed Out

Travis Jonker, April 17, 2012 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



Whether consciously tapping into a popular trend or completely by coincidence, some book covers just look like each other. Today we have two covers that jumped out at me. Let’s have a look… The Romeo and Juliet Code by Phoebe Stone. And our second cover… One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt Side by […]

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Cover Curiosity: I Got the Blues. And Blacks. And Whites.

Travis Jonker, February 16, 2012 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



While not exactly spitting images of one another, today’s trio of covers share a distinct bond that is difficult to deny. Unless you do deny, in which case we will have to politely agree to disagree, as librarian custom dictates all disagreements must be settled. All three are pleasing to the eyes of this humble […]

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Cover Curiosity: Dissimilar? Neigh.

Travis Jonker, February 3, 2012 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



About a year or so into my Cover Curiosities run, I came across Pop Culture Junkie, a blog I would come to know as the Champion of Stock Photo Book Cover Lookalikes. Seriously, I don’t even know how she does it. Puts my “heh, hey – these books vaguely resemble each other” pairings to shame. […]

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Cover Curiosity: Kids in Trees

Travis Jonker, January 27, 2012 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



Usually for Cover Curiosities, I highlight a straight-up “this cover looks kinda like that cover” situation. Today we have more of a trend. But it isn’t gothic gates, holding stuff, or socks. No, today’s middle grade/YA trend is about kids hanging out in trees. Here are three examples – got any more to add? Number […]

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Cover Curiosity: Here Be Dragons

Travis Jonker, January 18, 2012 | Cover Curiosity, Covers



Shhh! Our first cover curiosity of the new year is a rare picture book/chapter book pairing. We must be very quiet, or we’ll scare them away. First up… Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin And to complete the pair… The Magic Brush by Kat Yeh, illustrated by Huy Voun Lee Side by […]

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