tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post1318424720747124441..comments2024-03-14T16:46:14.455-05:00Comments on Becky's Book Reviews: What's In a Cover????Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-2634548052950286972009-03-10T17:47:00.000-05:002009-03-10T17:47:00.000-05:00Does anyone know if I could purchase Van Allsburg'...Does anyone know if I could purchase Van Allsburg's book covers as separate pieces? I've tried to search the artists website, but no luck. I'd love to have some Narnia themed wall hangings, and these would be perfect to frame...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078267560411045248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-65487521430860799492007-09-22T09:26:00.000-05:002007-09-22T09:26:00.000-05:00Chris:I would have been tempted by the hard cover ...Chris:<BR/><BR/>I would have been tempted by the hard cover too. Despite the fact that I have the same thing in softcover--two copies actually. I wish they wouldn't number the spines, as you said, but I can live with them being out of order. No one is going to make me *read* them out of order though. :) <BR/><BR/>I agree, Dewey. A lot of people--kids and adults--judge a book by its cover. I am amazed that ANY one would be drawn to the seventies covers. It would be interesting to *know* (though impossible to know of course) if those covers attracted any new readers to the series when they were released. Or if they were just circulated about by people who already knew the glory of Narnia. Because they're very unappealing. <BR/><BR/>I think some of the newer covers do a great job of "drawing" people in. The Wiesner covers are growing on me though. I still prefer the Van Allsburg ones though.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-60947615686264105812007-09-21T17:25:00.000-05:002007-09-21T17:25:00.000-05:00And kids judge a book by its cover so much more th...And kids judge a book by its cover so much more than adults do. They really are drawn into books by the art, I think. At least, I was. I never read the Narnia series til I was an adult, because my cousin owned a set with those 70s covers, and they didn't look appealing at all, even though she kept telling me how much she loved the series.Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395712971920800717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-74644888717476590762007-09-21T01:49:00.000-05:002007-09-21T01:49:00.000-05:003 or 4 bucks?! That's awesome! I saw a hardcover O...3 or 4 bucks?! That's awesome! I saw a hardcover Omnibus edition at B&N last night for $9.99 and almost bought it...it was nice too, but I passed. I quickly re-arranged my box-set when I got it ;) But it still bugs me, because they put numbers on the spines of the book, so now the numbers are out of order, but the books are IN order...lol, yeah I think I may have a bit of OCD!chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-5434490038457391662007-09-20T23:09:00.000-05:002007-09-20T23:09:00.000-05:00I've always liked the cover of 'The Lion, The Witc...I've always liked the cover of 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe' with the illustration by Pauline Baynes. Old covers are nicer than new, modern ones. Nowadays, I see new covers that don't really go well with the story!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, how about doing a <A HREF="http://booksloveme.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-many-books-do-you-own-do-you-even.html" REL="nofollow">tag</A>?Josettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398849417612962089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-35573469285607329272007-09-20T21:51:00.000-05:002007-09-20T21:51:00.000-05:00Chris,I know the ones you are talking about :) Wh...Chris,<BR/><BR/>I know the ones you are talking about :) While they're not the worst of the bunch, I do prefer my Allsburg set. I'm glad I bought them when I did. I continued my discussion of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe over on my other blog:<BR/><BR/>http://readingwithbecky.blogspot.com/2007/09/lion-witch-and-wardrobe.html<BR/><BR/>But I wanted to say this, at least in a boxed set you can rearrange them accordingly. You can't do that with the omnibus (seven-in-one) editions. I admit I'm a bit obsessed here. But I'm so *worried* that something will happen to my Narnia that I have so many "spare" copies stacked up. I have two 7-in-1 and one boxed set (the Allsburg). But for the record, one of the omnibuses I only paid about three or four bucks. :)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-13402174185434871262007-09-20T21:29:00.000-05:002007-09-20T21:29:00.000-05:00The Allsburg illustrations are gorgeous! I've neve...The Allsburg illustrations are gorgeous! I've never seen those..I'll have to find them! My newest set is horrible, but I found them cheap so I picked them up just for a reading copy. They came out around the same time as the movie and have a more "realistic" look to them and what bugs me more than anything is the order that they put them in in the box set! Leave them in the original publication order! lol...chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-70622364215308142172007-09-20T20:20:00.000-05:002007-09-20T20:20:00.000-05:00I love this post! It inspired me to post one of m...I love this post! It inspired me to post one of my own cover comparisions of my blog. <BR/><BR/>Alyssa<BR/>http://theshadyglade.blogspot.comAlyssa Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493806120430252745noreply@blogger.com