So how to wrap up this tour? Maybe with the interesting lesson I relearned in reading this book, namely, "Don't judge a book by its cover." Let's take another look at the cover for Hunter Brown and the Secret of the Shadow...
I love it. I really do. The smirk on Hope's face, the fear on Hunter's. Given that the Miller brothers are animators, it didn't surprise me to see this cover, nor the many illustrations within the book itself. In some ways, those illustrations reminded me a bit of the Harry Potter books. I don't know if the Millers would take that as a compliment or not, but there you go.
So why did this reteach me the whole book/cover thing? Because the book and illustrations made me completely unready for the extremely dark ending to this book. It completely blindsided me and part of the reason why is because of how "cartoonish" the cover was.
I wish I could go into more depth. If you've read the book, you probably know what I'm talking about. If not, well ... be forewarned.
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3 comments:
Dark? Now you've surprised me! I didn't see this ending as dark at all. How can it be dark with refrains such as this:
Be not sad, oh heart of mine.
Find the jou that's hid behind.
Through darkness light will find its way,
While we await the dawn of day.
Becky
I liked the cover, it reminded me of a video game. Maybe that style will spark the curiousity of a young reader to check out the book?
Tim
I agree that the authors (or publishers) were going after the Harry Potter market with this book. Great thoughts on the book. Thanks!
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