In my quest to bring you equal doses of serious children’s lit discussion and absurd nonsense, I pose this question (conjured from the latter of those two camps):
Can I get in one last cover look-alike before aught eight is over? One more and that’s it, you say? Yes! Alright, here it is:
Bird Lake Moon by Kevin Henkes
and…
Deep Down Popular by Phoebe Stone
Side by side:
The circles, the author stripe at the bottom – these two are pair, no doubt about it. This makes two Deep Down Popular cover controversies for the year. Click here to see the other.
In end of ’08 news…
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-David Ives, playwright
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December 16, 2008 at 9:16 am
teacherninja
Good one. I used to notice this kind of thing a lot when I worked in a bookstore. Same stock photo, sometimes same title even. Were they from the same publisher?
December 16, 2008 at 9:37 am
Scope Notes
A good question – I’ll look into that.
December 16, 2008 at 9:25 am
Tricia
If you haven’t seen Jacket Whys, you may enjoy it. The author of the site regularly looks at covers that are similar and how covers change from hardcover to paperback. It’s a site that’s quite a bit of fun.
December 16, 2008 at 9:36 am
Scope Notes
Hi Tricia – I have visited Jacket Whys and I’m definitely a fan. I actually consulted the site before posting this – making sure I wasn’t making a connection that had been covered (pun unfortunately intended) there.