Wednesday, July 6, 2011

International Harry Potter Covers

After I brought in a Harry Potter book at the very beginning of class for one of the show and tells, it seemed like majority of the class likes Harry Potter too. I decided to search around to find different Harry Potter covers. I found a few sites that posted designers' recreations, but I wanted to find actual published covers. I stumbled across this site that features Harrry Potter books from different countries. I've seen the British covers before, but many of these covers were new to me. It really is amazing the different tones that each of these covers give off.



The cover above and to the left is the French version of the first HP book. Look at the illustration! As an adult, I would never pick up this book. The cover makes it seem like it is strictly a children's story. The cover to the right of it is the British adult's version of the same book. What a completely different feel. I definitely wouldn't give that book to a child to read.

What are your thoughts on the covers. Do you like another version of the HP books better than the American covers? Are there any that you completely hate? (I really don't like the Danish versions because they seem too much like a science fiction novel)