(Or, “See the Signs—Part Two.”)
A few weeks ago, at back-to-school night, I browsed the Scholastic book fair and this cover caught my eye:
(Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated: January 2011)
I love that the words are part of the artistic design. Then last week, I was excited to see that Deirdre had also found some similar covers, using signs for her post, See the Signs. I thought I would continue with this subject, but it wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be.
I started hunting for similar covers that incorporated the title into the art. I found a few at the book fair, and none at the library. Even my online bookstore search didn’t produce many results. I was surprised to find this device is not used as much as I thought it would be.
Here’s what I found:
Troy High (Abrams, Harry N., Inc.: August 2010)
And coming soon,
So here’s a JACKET KNACK challenge: How many other clever covers can you find?
What qualifies: any covers that mix the words of the title into the art, as an artistic element. (Covers that wer
I love clever covers, too! Here are some of my favorites:
1) Girl, Stolen (April Henry) in paperback: http://pics.livejournal.com/aprilhenry/pic/000r3q4y/
2) Hothouse (Chris Lynch):
http://thatcovergirl.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/chrislynch_hothouse.jpg
3) You Are my Only (Beth Kephart) -- which is what I thought of when I saw My Name is Not Easy: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10421534-you-are-my-only
4) Fat Vampire (Adam Rex): http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7031817-fat-vampire
5) A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend (Emily Horner): http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6725896-a-love-story-starring-my-dead-best-friend
Oh crap, remembered another one! Not trying to enter again but I just love spreading the love.
6) Stupid Fast (Geoff Herbach): http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9639243-stupid-fast
Great topic!
I have three, all Jerry Spinelli novels, too:
1) Stargirl
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22232.Stargirl
2) Love Stargirl
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/846984.Love_Stargirl
3) Eggs
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/169413.Eggs
THE BOOK THAT EATS PEOPLE by John Perry
THE DREADFUL REVENGE OF ERNEST GALLEN by James Lincoln Collier
IN MIKE WE TRUST by P.E. Ryan
POEMS FROM HOMEROOM by Kathi Appelt
NAOMI AND ELY’S NO KISS LIST by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
DASH AND LILY’S BOOK OF DARES by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
BOY MEETS BOY by David Levithan
THE LONDON EYE MYSTERY by Siobhan Dowd
BEAUTY QUEENS by Libba Bray
THE FABLED FOURTH GRADERS OF AESOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL by Candace Fleming
I PUT A SPELL ON YOU by Adam Selzer
THE TRUE MEANING OF SMEKDAY by Adam Rex
NOBODY IS PERFICK by Bernard Waber
Great! Keep 'em coming, everyone!
I just found another one today!
7) Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5507552-emergency
8) Sean Griswold's Head:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8734467-sean-griswold-s-head
I love all the other ones posted by Bigfoot and JP. I had forgotten about a lot of those!