However, I felt that if I were to handle the project, I could bring something to it that many other designers and illustrators probably couldn't, and that was that I was also a writer of my own series of middle-grade fiction. In a statement released by Scholastic, Kibuishi, who was born in Tokyo and immigrated to the USA as a child, says that GrandPré's covers "are so fantastic and iconic" that "when I was asked to submit samples, I initially hesitated because I didn't want to see them reinterpreted. 1, including the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, in 2007. 182 on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list the box set of all seven books was No.
Scholastic doesn't provide yearly sale figures for the series, which remains popular but far from the top of the best-seller lists it once dominated. In an interview, Ellie Berger, president of Scholastic Trade Publishing, says the new covers aren't meant to replace the original ones by Mary GrandPré, which still will be used on hardcovers and less expensive mass-market paperback editions.īut, she says, "we thought it was time for a fresh approach" for the trade paperbacks "as of a way of attracting the interest of a new generation of 8- and 9-year-olds who may know Harry mostly through the movies." publication of Sorcerer's Stone, which started the series that went on to sell 450 million copies worldwide. Their release will mark the 15th anniversary of the U.S. The new covers, each focusing on a scene from that novel, are designed by Kazu Kibuishi, author and illustrator of the graphic novel series Amulet.
Rowling's American publisher, Scholastic, unveiled a new cover for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the first of seven new covers that will appear on paperback editions of the series in September. If you enjoyed this story, check out this “Harry Potter” scene that had fans freaking out earlier this year (because they couldn’t remember it ever happening!).Harry Potter is getting a new look - or at least new book covers.
Rowling didn’t do this on purpose, but seeing as she seems to put thought into literally everything, it wouldn’t be surprising if she did it intentionally. On the cover of the penultimate book in the series, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” Harry Potter stands next to Dumbledore, who sadly dies.įinally, there is “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” This cover has Harry Potter on the front and Voldemort on the back, and as Rose points out, “we already knew it was going to be one of those two!”Īs someone who’s read the Harry Potter books more times than she cares to admit, I was shocked to have never realized this before. The fifth book in the series is “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” Harry Potter is the only person on the front of this cover (and of course, he doesn’t die), but on the back of the cover, you have Sirius Black, who is killed by his cousin Bellatrix. The fourth book in the series is “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.” Standing right next to Harry Potter on this cover is Cedric Diggory, who is killed by Voldemort during a Triwizard Tournament challenge gone awry. The third book in the series is “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” Rose admits that this cover is “a bit of a stretch,” but featured prominently on this book’s cover is Buckbeak, who was sentenced to death and saved by Harry, Hermione and the Time-Turner. Next in the series is “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” On this cover is the Basilisk “that is killed by Harry.” Favorite Harry Potter fun fact! #booknerd #books #booktok #ThatWitch #harrypotter #harrypottertheory #hp #jkr #jkrowling #bookcover #fyp #foryou ♬ Harry Potter – The Intermezzo Orchestra