This is a weekly meme created by Books by Proxy, but currently run by Lynn’s Book Blog.
“‘Hi little cub. Oh no, don’t be ssscared.”
This weeks theme: A cover with snakes.
When I think of Snakes I think of Indiana Jones and there are a kajillion Indiana Jones books so you would think there would be a couple with snakes on them? I found 2, and neither had enough covers. There is literally a book called “Why Did It Have To Be Snakes: From Science to the Supernatural, The Many Mysteries of Indiana Jones” and only one of the three covers has a tiny tiny snake head on the side of the cover! Disgraceful!
But I did find this ridiculously awesome fake comic cover by Ross Pearsall @ Super-Team Family: The Lost Issues! The greatest team-ups that never happened… but should have!
Even tho I couldn’t find a good Indiana Jones cover, I still had a couple different good books to choose from:
- Inkspell (Inkworld #2)
- Snakehead (Alex Rider #7)
- The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events #2)
My Choice: Inkspell
I don’t remember much about this book other than I loved the book series, and the movie Inkheart had Brendan Fraser in it, which was unfortunate. (I have nothing against Brendan Fraser he just didn’t fit the character)
Covers:
The Chicken House 2005 | Cecilie Dressler Verlag 2005| Chicken House 2007 | The Chicken House 2006
Siruela 2005 | Mondadori 2006 | Chicken House 2011 | Fondo de Cultura 2010
Editorial Presença 2011 | Egmont 2006 | Gallimard Jeunesse 2009 | Chicken House 2009
Gallimard Education 2010 | Oscar Mondadori 2008 | Mahahon 2012 | Cappelen Damm 2009
The Horizon | Thesis, Folio 2010 | Behnam | Unknown
Least Favorites:
Favorites:
This is hard! I think I like the middle one best except for the random fox above the “K” ruins it. And I like the right one but it is too Epic Fantasy and not enough YA fantasy.
Winner:
I love the ink swirling behind the girl and I like the obvious magic coming out of the book! Its magical.
I definitley agree with your choice! I’ve never seen that version of the cover before, but I love it!
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I hadn’t seen it before either!!
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oh hey are all so good!I love snakes and blue so I’ll have to go with your least favorite! 🙂
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Haha I like the blue 😂😂
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Yes! That was also my favorite from your list!
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😀 Good your choice 😉
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I like your cover pick as well though I was totally distracted by Indiana Jones and Han Solo… I will definitely be reading that!
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its not real 😦 I wish it was! I printed it out and hung it on my wall haha
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They’re all so beautiful, I can’t choose! I might have to go with the Chicken House 2005 edition though. It caught my eye not only because it was the first one in the first row, but I just love the explosion of greenery.
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That is the one I read! So I like to too ❤
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I really love a couple of these but I agree, I love the swirls of colors in the one you picked.
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😀 I love the watercolor effect!
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I love the Inkspell design for The Chicken House in 2006 and Mahahon in 2012! Especially the one for 2012 with the girl and the ink along with magic coming out like you said, which I feel fits the book perfectly.
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I like the Chicken House 2006! It is a simplified cleaner version of the original 🙂 but I agree the Mahohon fits the book so well!
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Great post – and such lovely covers. I like the first Chicken House and also the 2009 version they printed.
Lynn 😀
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The first Chicken House is the one I own! So I like that one too 😀
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