tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post7350941790233524764..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Mysteries of the Summerland CoverUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-91971671827214775362007-08-20T10:45:00.000-05:002007-08-20T10:45:00.000-05:00I didn't read this book, but I can tell you that a...I didn't read this book, but I can tell you that as a kid this would have driven me crazy!<BR/><BR/>I loved (and still do) flipping back to a really good cover over and over as the details begin to make sense. But if those details are wrong, I would be pulled out of "the moment" and begin making a list.<BR/><BR/>And I really do care about covers. enough to rip off one that was too distractingly wrong for the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-14792223953976498582007-08-19T20:58:00.000-05:002007-08-19T20:58:00.000-05:00My questions about the cover somewhat parallel my ...My questions about the cover somewhat parallel my questions about this book and Adam Gopnik's <I>The King in the Window</I>, also published by Miramax. Both big, thick fantasies for kids written by highly regarded writers for adults. Both awkward in several ways, especially at the beginning and end, and overinflated. <I>Summerland</I> was clearly better, I thought, but still could have benefited from more aggressive editorial feedback. <BR/><BR/>Miramax seemed to be seeking big names for its covers, so adding a big-name artist as well—even if the art isn't totally by him and even if it doesn't exactly match the book—seems to be a tactic out of the same playbook.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-30685980839846411202007-08-19T17:32:00.000-05:002007-08-19T17:32:00.000-05:00I didn't realize William Joyce did the cover of Su...I didn't realize William Joyce did the cover of <B>Summerland</B>, though I am a big fan of his work. Now that you point out that he's the artist, I'm wondering how I could have missed it. But, then, I missed all the questions you raised about the cover, too, though they are definitely significant. <BR/><BR/>Maybe it was because I was fixating on the book, itself, which I wasn't crazy about.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-8296807236115363082007-08-19T07:19:00.000-05:002007-08-19T07:19:00.000-05:00The sad truth is, not enough children read this bo...The sad truth is, not enough children read this book, or enough of the readers passionately love this book to complain about inaccuracies in the cover art. If a book is well loved, young readers do "care" about cover arts and illustrations.fairrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01694731883888390105noreply@blogger.com