Do! Judge A Book By Its Cover Issue 72: Middle Grade (Part 15)

Do! Judge A Book By Its Cover is a regular feature on Pop! Goes The Reader in which I pay tribute to some of the best and brightest the publishing world has to offer in the way of book cover design. This feature is inspired by Katie’s feature Cover Love on her blog One Page At A Time. The idea is being used with her gracious permission.

Some of my favourite covers this week include Blueberry Pancakes Forever by Angelica Banks, In Darkling Wood by Emma Carroll, Forever, Or A Long, Long Time by Caela Carter, Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly, Miss Ellicott’s School For The Magically Minded by Sage Blackwood ● The Forgetting Spell by Lauren Myracle, A Whisper Of Horses by Zillah Bethell, The Charming Life Of Izzy Malone by Jenny Lundquist, Dreambender by Ronald Kidd and The Silver Gate by Kristin Bailey.

PLEASE NOTE: I always do my best to credit the illustrators responsible for the beautiful covers shared in these posts, but was unable to find this information for a great number of those listed today. If you know of an uncredited illustrator responsible for any of the book covers included below, please let me know and I would be happy to include proper attribution in this post. Their work is lovely and deserves to be credited.

01. Blueberry Pancakes Forever by Angelica Banks
02. In Darkling Wood by Emma Carroll
03. The Crooked Sixpence by Jennifer Bell (Cover designed by Katrina Damkoehler. Cover illustrated by Karl James Mountford)

04. The Great Wave Of Tamarind by Nadia Aguiar
05. The Legend Of Sam Miracle by N.D. Wilson
06. Forever, Or A Long, Long Time by Caela Carter

07. Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly (Cover illustrated by Isabel Roxas)
08. The Unbreakable Code by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
09. The Harlem Charade by Natasha Tarpley

10. Miss Ellicott’s School For The Magically Minded by Sage Blackwood
11. The Forgetting Spell by Lauren Myracle
12. The Door In The Alley by Adrienne Kress (Cover illustrated by Matt Rockefeller)

13. A Whisper Of Horses by Zillah Bethell
14. Molly & Pim And The Millions Of Stars by Martine Murray
15. The Wall Of Fame Game by Crystal Allen

16. The Shark Caller by Dianne Wolfer
17. The Charming Life Of Izzy Malone by Jenny Lundquist
18. A Week Without Tuesday by Angelica Banks

19. Dreambender by Ronald Kidd
20. The Silver Gate by Kristin Bailey (Cover illustrated by Lisa Perrin)
21. Lodestar by Shannon Messenger

Now it’s your turn! What are some of your favourite middle grade covers? Did I list one of your favourites here or is there one I forgot that just has to be included? Let me know in the comments!