Friday 14 June 2013

Judging a Carnegie book by its cover - we're split!

More Carnegie 'coverage'. The three of us (M, Little M and Daddy Cool) are split on how we feel about these covers. Some of us love them while others show much less enthusiasm.....What do you think?

The Flask - Nicky Singer
 
 
M: Didn't like picture of a girl's face.
 
Little M: Didn't like the photo either but liked the flask illustration.
 
 
The Traitors - Tom Becker
 
Cover for The Traitors by Tom Becker
 
M & Little M: Too jumbled, too grey, confusing, looks like stitches
 
Daddy Cool: Liked it. Looks like someone's in prison counting days.
 
 
Dying to Know You - Aidan Chambers
 
Cover for Dying To Know You by aidan Chambers
 
M: Didn't like the goldfish.
 
Little M & Daddy Cool: Really liked the goldfish.
 
 
 
 The Prince Who Walked With Lions - Elizabeth Laird
 
Cover for The Prince who Walked with Lions by Elizabeth Laird
 
Little M: can't read the text easily; looks Lion Kingey.
 
M: Liked the warm colours and the African setting/influence that reflects the story.
 
 
Itch - Simon Mayo
 
Cover for Itch by simon mayo
 
M: Quite interesting but didn't like the interactive thing; couldn't see the point of it.
 
Little M & Daddy Cool: Loved the interactive thing.
 
 
All Fall Down - Sally Nicholls
 
Cover for All Fall Down by Sally Nicholls
 
Daddy Cool: Didn't like the font.
 
M & Little M: Like it.
 
 
This Dark Endeavour - Kenneth Oppel
 
Cover by This Dark Endeavour by Kenneth Oppel
 
M: The colours and the suggested texture around the keyhole were creepy.
 
Little M: It's cool; like the keyhole.
 

The Terrible Thing That Happened To Barnaby Brocket - John Boyne
 
Cover for The Terrible Thing That Happened To Barnaby Brocket by John Boyne
 
Little M & Daddy Cool: Can't read the text; looks all superheroey; too much colour blending.
 
M: Actually, I haven't got any strong views either way on this one.
 
 
*****
 
What do you think?

 

 

 

 


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