Thursday, January 3, 2013

Harry Potter Covers

“His eyes are as green as a fresh pickled toad,
His hair is as dark as a blackboard.
I wish he was mine, he's really divine,
The hero who conquered the Dark Lord.”
~ J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

For Art Thursday, we have a sampling of book covers for one of my favorite series. Such variety!

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone:

Ukrainian

British

Finnish

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets:

German

Italian


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban:

Japanese

German

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire:

Danish

Dutch

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:

Ukrainian

Spanish


Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:

French

Swedish

Italian


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:

Swedish

British, adult version


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5 comments:

  1. Mary LeeJanuary 3, 2013 at 8:17 AM

    Very fun!

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  2. HWYJanuary 3, 2013 at 11:06 AM

    Yes, what an amazing variety. And you can see a style that might be associated with each country, too.

    A couple of interesting things: Only the Ukrainian versions have the text in that language; the rest have "Harry Potter" at least somewhere on the cover.

    And the German version includes "Joanne K." instead of just "J.K."


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  3. TabathaJanuary 3, 2013 at 12:16 PM

    Good observations!

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  4. Robyn Hood BlackJanuary 4, 2013 at 10:45 AM

    What a treat! I enjoyed seeing what story element the illustrators/designers in different countries chose to highlight. Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Author AmokJanuary 4, 2013 at 2:11 PM

    Hi, Tabatha. Julia and I had a great time looking at these covers. We're looking forward to a trip to Harry Potter world this spring.

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