blog entry #6

The book cover that I think is most effective is the last one.  I think that this book cover seems traditional.  All of the other covers seem too childish and cartoony.  I feel that it is good to keep the ancient feel and not make the pictures look like children could have drawn it.  I like the way the illustrator added the balls of light everywhere as it draws the reader’s eye to the cover.  I think that the softness of the drawing is what makes it seem real.  Instead of using cartoon people which could make the book seem like it is for children.  I picked this book cover because of all of the details that are put into it.  You can see everything from the creases in Hermia’s dress to the fairies wings.  Whereas on the other covers you only see the silhouettes or the drawing had very little detail put into it.   I feel that the detail even in the trees would lure young adults to this book.  It is a very beautiful drawing and can be a reference to the book.  The book cover shows a woman sleeping during a summer night and the books title is A Midsummer Night’s Dream this can kind of show the reader what they may be reading about.  It will also show the setting of the book.  In the book they spend most of their time in the woods and that is what the hole cover is.  The reader can make reference to the picture and see that it is an older book.  The cover has somewhat of an old feel to it which is exactly the time frame the book is in.  The cover could lure people to it and also push people away because of the ancient feel.  I feel the illustrator did a great job when designing the cover and i feel it was a great choice to make it extra detailed.