September/October Cover Madness, Round 2!

by Summer Edward
Jul 01, 2024 | Filed in Blogs

The votes are in for the first round of September/October Cover Madness, and we move on to round 2! Pick your favorite from each group — let us know your choices in the comments! Come back next week to see which covers advance to the next round. Read the Cover Madness rules here.

 

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GROUP A

 

 

   

September 2012
design by Crockett Johnson		 September 2010
art by Michael Emberley		 September 2021
art by Wendell Minor 

 

 

GROUP B

 

 

   
September 2008
art by Lane Smith		 September 2004
art by John Tenniel		 September 2006
art by Arthur Geisert

 

Summer Edward

Horn Book Consulting Editor Summer Edward is a Trinidadian American author, children’s book editor, educator, K-12 literacy specialist, Caribbean children’s and YA literature advocate, and commentator on books for young readers. She holds an M.S.Ed. degree in Reading, Writing, Literacy from the University of Pennsylvania and founded Anansesem, an online magazine that for 10 years covered Caribbean children’s and YA literature. She has written for Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, The Horn Book, WOW Stories: Connections from the Classroom, Literacy Daily, sx salon, KidLit TV, the Commonwealth Education Trust, Social Justice Books, and more. Learn more about her work at www.summeredward.com.

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Kitty Flynn

A: Johnson; B: Geisert

Posted : Jul 08, 2024 07:16

Shoshana Flax

A. Johnson, B. Smith

Posted : Jul 08, 2024 07:06

Elissa Gershowitz

A: Johnson; B. Geisert

Posted : Jul 08, 2024 07:05

Cynthia Lussier

A: Johnson; B: Geisert

Posted : Jul 08, 2024 11:33

Allison GroverKhoury

Well this is fun!!!! Group A: Sept. 2021, art by Wendell Minor. I’m always in for a good pumpkin character! Long Live Halloween Picture books! Group B: Sept 2008 by Lane Smith. Such a sweet bunny!

Posted : Jul 04, 2024 03:15

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