

Frida Catlo by Courtney Acampora, Maggie Fischer, and Lindsay Scott It's made all the more striking when you realize that Jeffers created it through lithography - an old-fashioned, difficult-to-control technique that perfectly fits the message of the book. The Fate of Fausto by Oliver JeffersĮloquently billed as "a painted fable," The Fate of Fausto has a gorgeous nautical cover that demonstrates nature's overwhelming power over man.


Elvis Is King! by Jonah Winter and Red Nose StudioĮlvis Is King! boasts perhaps the most impressive cover on this list if you look closer, you'll see it's no typical illustration, but a 3-D clay figure that's been photographed! The rest of the book's illustrations follow suit, so if you're a fan of classic claymation, definitely pick this one up. Seuss's Horse Museum is adapted from one of his unfinished manuscripts, with cover and illustrations by Andrew Joyner, who remains utterly faithful to the Seussian style. Seuss and Andrew Joynerīet you didn't know ol' Seuss still had a few tricks up his sleeve! Dr. Here we see Olive confidently approaching the mic at her school's variety show, as her peers look on excitedly from the wings. Kayla Miller kicked off her children's series earlier this year with Click, a colorful, thoughtful story about a fifth-grader named Olive trying to fit in.

Though this cover might seem basic at first, it actually speaks volumes about the central themes of The Boy at the Back of the Class: anxiety, isolation, and how to find people who will care, even when that seems impossible. Raúfīig red backpack, brown-haired boy, bright blue background. The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. As the title suggests, this story takes place on the border between Mexico and United States, a dichotomy that the cover conveys through the Christmas tree on one side and a cactus on the other. Between Us and Abuela by Mitali Perkins and Sara PalaciosĪ warm, cozy scene of two busy children is front and center on the cover of Between Us and Abuela. The two cats hint at what's to come in Another, a highly imaginative, reality-bending book - which is actually told entirely through pictures. This sweet, simply designed cover makes good use of white space, with sparse but very bright spots of color.
