Fall 2021 Cover Reveals
And now for the big reveal. We’re honored to share our Fall 2021 book covers. Book covers are collaborative efforts. It takes teams of talented artists, designers, editors, and creative directors to create truly stunning and impactful cover art. Which is your favorite?
YOUNG ADULT BOOKS
THE LAST CUENTISTA
The art for the jacket and case was created by Raxenne Maniquiz, who chose elements and a palette inspired by the story. Raxenne first drew sketches on paper, then used Adobe Photoshop for rendering the final artwork. Book interiors designed by Richard Oriolo.
A SNAKE FALLS TO EARTH
The art for the jacket and case was created by Mia Okhi, who drew first by hand with a Micron pen, then scanned into AdobeIllustrator for refinement and color. The type for the jacket, case, and display within the interiors was hand-lettered by Jade Broomfield.
Jade writes, “My process includes hours sketching and erasing type on my iPad. I will typically begin with 30 options then narrow down to my three favorites to perfect in Photoshop before choosing the one for the cover, for this cover the first one I sketched ended up being the one we decided to move forward with.”
The book interiors were designed by Derek Abella.
GRAPHIC NOVEL
OKSI
The art for the cover, case, and over 400 interior pages was created by Mari Ahokoivu using a mix of traditional (watercolor, ink and a nib pen) and digital tools (Photoshop and Wacom Cintiq drawing board). The type was hand-lettered throughout by Ahokoivu. The interior pages were also designed by Mari Ahokoivu.
MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS
I’ll KEEP YOU CLOSE
The art for the jacket was created by three-time Caldecott Medalist David Wiesner, in collaboration with Claire Williams Martinez and Charlotte Strick of Strick&Williams, who created the concept. David painted the artwork with Winsor & Newton watercolors on Arches 140 lb cold press paper. For reference he cut out paper maple leaves and a Star of David in order to see how they could twist and bend to envelop the type. Book jacket designed by Strick&Williams. Book interiors designed by Semadar Megged.
MIGHTY INSIDE
The art for the jacket was created by Vaughn Fender using hand drawn elements and digitized textures. Melvin’s portrait was digitally drawn and edited. The title was hand drawn and vectorized using Adobe Illustrator. Vaughn Fender also designed the interior pages.
NEVERFORGOTTEN: NUNCASEOLVIDA
Cover art was created by Derek Abella. Who writes: “My process includes hours sketching and erasing type on my iPad. I will typically begin with 30 options then narrow down to my three favorites to perfect in @Photoshop before choosing the one for the cover, for this cover the first one I sketched ended up being the one we decided to move forward with.”
The type was hand-lettered by Jade Broomfield. Jade starts with thumbnails on paper. “I then clean those sketches up and finalize my pieces on Photoshop and manipulate texture and light,” she explains. The art for the interior was created by Iván Rickenmann with charcoal on paper, whose warm tones and intensity were used to evoke old photographs and memory. Book interiors designed by Richard Oriolo.
LUPE WONG NO BAILA
The art for the jacket was created by Mason London. Book jacket and interiors designed by Maeve Norton.
CHAPTER BOOK
POPCORN BOB 2: THE POPCORN SPY
Martijn van der Linden drew the illustrations for this book with a 2B pencil on 300 gsm paper while eating a mix of salty and sweet popcorn. Book design by Patrick Collins.
PICTURE BOOKS
RED AND GREEN AND BLUE AND WHITE
The cover was illustrated by Caldecott medalist Paul O. Zelinksy and designed by Charles Kreloff. The illustrations for this book were drawn on a Wacom tablet, in images of up to 150 layers, using brushes of the artist’s own creation.
THE SHAPE OF HOME
The artwork is by Rashin Kheiriyeh. The artwork for this book was created using oil and acrylic, watercolor, pencils, and pastels. It includes collages that were created using papers that were colored and textured by hand. Art directed and designed by Patrick Collins.
sheep count flowers
Amanda Mijangos created the artwork for this book using varied techniques with oil pastels, watercolor, graphite, and ink. She drew each element of her illustrations separately and then picked and chose those she liked best, embracing the surprise and possibilities that arose when she combined them. She scanned her chosen pieces and created the final illustrations by joining the elements in Photoshop. Art directed and designed by Semadar Megged.