Middle grade Book Cover Art Gallery

Henry Button and The Haunted Matinée

Liam Auden Brant

Designed by Driss C.

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"The main challenge with Haunted Matinée was evoking the feel of old black-and-white movies while keeping a colorful design for middle-grade readers. Bright red and yellow elements balance the main blue. Since Henry Button is a series, I designed the title as a standalone for continuity across volumes, adding familiarity and timelessness. The design includes many details and easter eggs, like the diamond-shaped illustration, which hints at the glamour of Old Hollywood."

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Dr. Janine A Wilson

Designed by Rodney H.

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"The cover design symbolizes the strength of family bonds, with the girls stepping into the world surrounded by positivity, confidence, and grace. They are encouraged to embrace their talents and appearance to achieve their aspirations. What stands out is the texture of the illustration, the color palette, and the typography, bringing the characters to life. Their height, hair, style, and setting combine to inspire their unique story."

Eternal Seas (The Relic Hunters)

Lexi Rees

Designed by Florian G.

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"We aimed to convey adventure, danger, and establish a fantasy world with young heroes. Middle-grade stories often use detailed, figurative illustrations, but I suggested a more graphic style inspired by cut paper. The colors are strikingly powerful and they are rarely used in this book category. The logo stands out beautifully, even as a thumbnail. Despite the amount of information depicted, the image remains very easy to read."

The Case of the Missing Cheese

Lisa C. Mitchell

Designed by Caitlin B. A.

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"For this Middle Grade, the author and I wanted to find the right balance of whimsy and mystery 一 nothing too "kiddy" and nothing too scary. The carnival is an important setting in the book, and this audience usually responds well to character-based covers, so I put together a narrative image that included enigmatic body language with slightly discordant but vibrant colors that aligns with the genre while still intriguing the reader to find out more."

THE ONE WE LEFT BEHIND

Sara Coven

Designed by Taylor B.

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The 38 Impossible Loves of Naoko Nishizawa

Monna McDiarmid

Designed by Caitlin B. A.

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"For this YA novel, the author wanted to emphasize the relationship between these two characters, which was in line with common visual themes in the genre. The friendship is at the center of the story, so I was sure to use body language that showed a comfortability and closeness, and we wanted to be sure to spend a lot of time getting the features of each character correct, emphasizing the uniqueness of the girls, despite their uniforms."

Bibi Blundermuss and the Tree Across the Cosmos

Andrew Durkin

Designed by Devin W.

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"I leaned heavily into the young adult illustration aesthetic for this cover design. I worked closely with the author to understand his vision and incorporated several spooky elements in the illustration that pop up throughout the story. I illustrated the main characters in addition to designing a number of interior illustrations and a hand-drawn typeface. The author said it was fun to see his story come to life. It was a bit like getting to illustrate my own animated movie."

Rieden Reece and the Final Flower

Matt Guzman

Designed by Kim D.

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Eamon in the Library

Guy Petelli

Designed by Eoin R.

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"The cover captures a key moment of tension early in the book where the main protagonist has to make a choice, this scene had a lot of strong visual elements and encapsulated the main themes of the book well. I tried to balance a strong visual that looked contemporary while being true to the look and feel of the book’s world. The depiction of one of the main characters of the book as a large humanoid bird creature draws the eye and makes the design overall more unique."

The Big Prince

Yordanka Minkova

Designed by caterina b.

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Annabel Pickering and the Sky Pirates: The Fantastical Contraption

Bretigne Shaffer

Designed by Isabelle Arné

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Southland Academy for Supernatural Youth

Sandra Tentler & Wren Tentler

Designed by Diego A.

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The Orangutan Rescue Gang

Joyce Major

Designed by Steve M.

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"I try to convey the essence of the story or capture a moment when designing a book cover. The idea of the main characters hand in hand with the Orangutan gives a connection of love and protection which echoes throughout the book. The typography, colour and style gives a nod to the old adventure books and encapsulates the journey they are on."

The Black Fox of Beckham

David Heaney

Designed by Sarah B.

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