Simon Covers

Here they are! The completed Simon book covers. (baring any feedback from directors and advisors). I'm quiet pleased with 3 out of 4 of them. The Strength one is ironically the weakest. I think it's because the actual story is probably the weakest. But honestly, 3 out of 4 is a pretty good batting average when you've never written, designed, or illustrated a childrens book in your life. We'll see if in the next 3 weeks i get the urge to totally re-write that story.

If I don't re-write the story, I may re-visit the Strength cover again later. It just needs to be more dynamic, maybe making rope part attached to the ball at more of an angle would help. What's even more ironic, that cover also has the most clever play on imagery as you follow the rope to the back. I do need to re-work it, but it's late and I need to move on to something else.

I've also uploaded a PDF of the covers all opened out. The books are hardbound with dust jackets. So the covers are actually dust jackets that have a back, spine, and flaps. You'll find that the white elements going off to the spine side actually interact with things on the back of the covers. So to get the full effect of the covers click below.

Simon covers all opened up.