The Friday Face-Off: Children

The Friday Face-Off was created by Books by Proxy, where each week bloggers can showcase books with covers centered around a weekly theme. You can visit Lynn’s Books for a list of upcoming themes. Join in the fun each Friday by finding a book whose cover is based on the theme!

This week’s theme: “There are children here somewhere. I can smell them.” – A cover featuring children.

This should be a fairly easy theme for everyone, at least it was for me. I decided to feature The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman, a classic fantasy story that had hundreds of editions for me to choose from! Here are some of my favorites:

U.S. Knopf edition 1996 | German edition 2002

U.S. Del Rey edition 1997 | Czech edition 2002

Indonesian edition 2018 | Russian edition 2018

U.S. Knopf paperback 2001 | Spanish edition 2013

This is tough! There are a few that I really love. But I think because it’s so different from the rest, I’m going to pick the Indonesian edition. There’s just something about the style and the color that pulls me in:

But what about you? Which is your favorite?

Posted August 2, 2019 by Tammy in Uncategorized / 19 Comments

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19 responses to “The Friday Face-Off: Children

  1. Yes, I love that Indonesian cover – it really stands out. It would be a close call between that and the first book (US) because I just love the polar bear’s face.
    Lynn 😀

  2. What a wonderful choice – this week’s FF has turned up some great books! I also was drawn to the Indonesian cover, but I also very much like the Russian edition – what a clever evocation of Lyra’s familiar… And it’s another entirely apt, yet original angle to the story:)

  3. Sarah

    My favorite I think will always be the US Knopf edition. I bought it around the time it was released, and I still have it almost 30 years later. It holds a lot of sentimental value for me. (Plus- Iorek is my favorite!)

  4. I’m super attached to the ones with the polar bear but for some reason, I’m also loving the Russian edition. So it has to be my favorite, closely follower by US Knopf edition. Do you plan on watching the new series when it starts?

  5. The Golden Compass always seems to have so many pretty editions. I love the Indonesian one you chose, as well as the US paperback, the Russian, and the Spanish!

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