Many community subscribers have requested that i do a video showing the front covers of the harry potter books in my library. Rowling is the author of the beloved, bestselling, recordbreaking harry potter series. These harry potter ebook covers were never released but. Harry potter book covers all around the world flipsnack blog. Rowling has been translated into 67 languages and has sold over 450 million copies worldwide to reach a global audience, the series has had a slew of different. Since harry potter and the philosophers stone was published in 1997, there have been many different covers published for j. Check out my easy transfer method to find out how to add. Harry potter editions in other languages kids, harry. International cover art for harry potter lesson teachervision. Jul 18, 2019 in harry potter and the philosophers stone, the letters are simply changed to an italic font with no other special fonts used to represent each character. One of the easiest items of decor were these harry potter book covers. See more ideas about harry potter book covers, harry potter and harry potter books. List of differences between the harry potter books and films. The british covers depict a major event in the book, while the american covers depict a series of objects and a person from the book against a common backdrop.
Harry potter 15th anniversary cover art comparison business. Hogwarts house themed covers unveiled for philosophers stone. The 11 craziest harry potter book covers from around the. So it was a marketing decision to take out two different book covers, one for kids and one for adults. Six years of magic, adventure, and mystery make this luxurious boxed set the perfect gift for harry potter fans of all ages. She singled out potential scenes to illustrate while reading and then pitched her ideas to scholastic for the book covers. In this article, we analyze how each of those covers reflects the design trends of the time, and the audience they were targeting. In a fit of nostalgia, i thought id do a comparison of different covers for the uk editions of one of the bestselling novels of all time. Everything is the same in all the versions, but in the us edition some spellings have been changed for the american audience and i think some grammar has been edited slightly for the same reason. Jan 07, 2020 these are terrible, obviously, but in a surprisingly retro way. How each harry potter covers reflect the design trends of.
First we have the classic original covers, the ones that graced the books when most of us first read them which i still love and think are some of the best harry potter book covers. Since the release of harry potter and the philosophers stone in 1997, the seven potter books have been published around the world with more than 200 different covers. All the harry potter book covers are worth to collect or print. Bloomsbury is the british publication that has created both adult and childrens covers. In a scholastic press release, selznick said, im a huge harry potter fan a proud hufflepuff. There is no difference in the text or story of these two versions. Like, its not weird magic books for weird people, its harry potter. The american editions of harry potter are among the few to include chapter art. Towards the end of the novel, harry is studying for his.
In both covers, harry potter is highlighted in large typefacescholastic using an early instance of what would become widely recognized as the harry potter font, while bloomsbury opted for an easytoread bold serif. For the 15th anniversary of harry potter artist kazu kibuishi illustrated brand new covers for j. Harry potter book covers free printables paper trail design. Unboxing 4 different harry potter subscription boxes lootcrate, geekgear, owl post, wizards vault duration. Are there different versions of the harry potter books. Scholastic released the new covers to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the u. Those amazing book covers are designed by artists around the world, including andrew davidson, melinsky, and more. The harry potter covers of your dreams have arrived nerdist. Apr 23, 2018 uk vs us harry potter new book covers. Difference between harry potter series for kids and adults. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003. This famed childrens series has inspired generations of young readers since the first book was published in 1997 as well as the runaway successful film adaptations. Look closely at harry potter and the deathly hallows. And is that photo harry on an illustrated background in the first one.
Deathly hallows is my favourite cover, because its the image that has summed up harry potter in my mind for such a long time. Wand label 1, wand label 2, wand label 3, wand label 4, wand label 5, wand label 6, wand label 7, wand label 8, wand label 9. Harry potter quiz, translation quiz, young adult quiz, book cover, book series, cover, different languages, multilanguage, other languages top quizzes today who wrote that g book. Jul 31, 2014 theres extra reason to celebrate harry potters fictional birthday todaybloomsbury has just unveiled new book covers for all of the series u.
These are terrible, obviously, but in a surprisingly retro way. There are different editions of harry potter, such as adult and children, but the books are exactly the same with just different front covers. How each harry potter covers reflect the design trends of their time the bestselling book series in history, harry potter has been rereleased many times, each time with a new cover. May 31, 2018 many community subscribers have requested that i do a video showing the front covers of the harry potter books in my library. While, were on a role, here are twentyone more harry potter covers from here and around the world. Aug 08, 2018 how each harry potter covers reflect the design trends of their time the bestselling book series in history, harry potter has been rereleased many times, each time with a new cover. The 2008 chinese collectors edition covers feature watercolour style imagery over a torn piece of parchment. My friend and i just hosted a harry potter dinner that was so fun. Aug, 2014 original harry potter book covers while, were on a role, here are twentyone more harry potter covers from here and around the world. Follow harry from his first days at hogwarts school for witchcraft and wizardry, through his many adventures with hermione and ron, to his confrontations with rival draco malfoy and the dreaded professor snape. I purchased a package of parchment paper like this paper on amazon. Harry potter and the deathly hallows book covers tech journey. Theres extra reason to celebrate harry potters fictional birthday todaybloomsbury has just unveiled new book covers for all of the series u. Harry potter and the goblet of fire was published on 8 july 2000 at the same time by bloomsbury and scholastic.
I created book spines for some book covers i wanted to sit on the harry potter trunk display. May 30, 2012 in the united states, the book was released as harry potter and the sorcerers stone, and looks like this. Harry wins the wands allegiance not by physically overpowering draco like in the book, but by befriending him and accepting his help. The harry potter books are rightfully beloved all around the world, and this world is a strange and marvelous place filled with beautifully unique cultures, all with a slightly different. Jul 05, 2010 there are different editions of harry potter, such as adult and children, but the books are exactly the same with just different front covers. Harry potter covers from around the world bookstacked. Ask students to create their own book covers for a harry potter book. Harry potter custom designed house themed book sets.
In the united states, the book was released as harry potter and the sorcerers stone, and looks like this. First, the edition i own, published in 1997 though sadly not a first edition. In addition to the illustrations, this went a long way toward visually tying the series together. Heres a list, with pictures, of many thirtyfive different covers of the hp books. Rowlings recordbreaking harry potter series has sold over 500 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 80 languages. This looks like a bad fantasy or scifi cover from the sixties or something. How many different sets of book covers specific to bloomsburys versions of the harry potter books are there.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone first hit shelves in the united kingdom on june 26, 1997, arriving stateside as harry potter and the sorcerers stone on sept. The epic novel may be the same all over the world, however, there are several variants of the books, especially on book cover and back artwork images, as the popular novel. Is there any significance to the numerous versions of cover. Harry potter complete book series special edition boxed set by j.
Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version. There are more than 100 different harry potter book covers out there. Seven new harry potter covers unveiled for 20th anniversary. She started writing the series during a delayed manchester to london kings cross train journey, and during the next five years, outlined the plots for each book and began writing the first novel.
The only difference between the two editions are the covers of the books. Jun 12, 2017 various publishers chose to stray from the american cover illustrated by mary grandpre or the u. Each of these new covers tells more than one story. What is the difference between the harry potter adult edition. Olly moss designs new harry potter covers for pottermore. Weve compiled ten of our favourite book covers from the gorgeous, to the unique, to the downright bizarre 1. The us and uk editions of the harry potter books feature some of the first and most iconic illustrations of the wizarding world, but the wealth of potter artwork is truly global. Mary grandpre read each harry potter book before its release. Original harry potter book covers while, were on a role, here are twentyone more harry potter covers from here and around the world.
And so different from any existing harry potter covers. Using pictures of book covers from around the world, students will analyze the accuracy of the art and compare it to the text. Here are 21 magical covers from the first harry potter book that stole our hearts. So for todays harry potter video i am comparing the uk and us book covers for the new editions of the harry potter series. Nov 29, 2018 the chinese harry potter book covers are some of the more uniquely drawn of the international editions. Voldemort thinks hes become the elder wands owner through acts of power and violence, but harry becomes the wands true owner through an. The adult edition usually depicts an object or place that plays a key part in the plot while the childrens one features a. Due to overwhelming popularity, nerdy ink has extended its harry potter u.
Bloomsbury has just unveiled some brand new designs for harry potter and the philosophers stone, and theyre all about flaunting your house pride designed by awardwinning illustrator levi pinfold, the covers will have two unique designs for both hardback and paperback, portraying the. Bloomsbury has just unveiled some brand new designs for harry potter and the philosophers stone, and theyre all about flaunting your house pride designed by awardwinning illustrator levi pinfold, the covers will have two unique designs for both hardback and paperback, portraying the hogwarts houses like never before. Since the publication of harry potter and the philosophers stone in 1997, many publishers have created new editions of each book with new cover art provided by various illustrators. Generally, the book covers are divided into adult, children and illustrated edition versions. Jun 22, 2012 in a fit of nostalgia, i thought id do a comparison of different covers for the uk editions of one of the bestselling novels of all time. I tried to find parchment paper in a craft store and they only had 16.