Tuesday, January 8, 2013

The Pinballs

Bookshoppers read The Pinballs by Betsy Byars (Harper & Row, 1977) this month. Look at this hideous cover! This book has been around for quite a few years, and has been given a long string of unfortunate covers since it was first written.

To spare them the sight of these monstrous covers, and to inspire them to imagine what they would want the cover to look like, Bookshoppers were given copies of the book that were wrapped in brown paper.

They didn't unwrap the books until they had read and discussed it, and designed their own covers.

Take a look at what they came up with...






The Pinballs by Betsy Byars
Cover design: Sam



The Pinballs by Betsy Byars
Cover design: Jonah

The Pinballs by Betsy Byars
Cover design: Beth
Keep checking back as more covers roll in!