tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918674200338298429.post5272115019467292067..comments2023-11-22T04:23:17.122-05:00Comments on Pinot and Prose: The Thirteenth PrincessAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02237921600705834870noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918674200338298429.post-19633557138647647592009-10-20T11:15:15.926-04:002009-10-20T11:15:15.926-04:00If I saw the first cover on a shelf I would grab i...If I saw the first cover on a shelf I would grab it instantly. It looks a lot like a collection of Eva Ibbotson books I have. If I saw the second cover I wouldn't stop. It looks a lot younger and just doesn't call to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918674200338298429.post-74917065563577761212009-09-19T09:39:06.114-04:002009-09-19T09:39:06.114-04:00i'm late to the game here, but i have to agree...i'm late to the game here, but i have to agree with what has mostly been said ... i vastly prefer the original cover and suspect that it would be more popular in my library as well. granted, my population skews a bit older because of the nearby middle school, but still. i might even make the horrid decision to not purchase the book based on that covered, if it were one of those tight budget months.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586965415823926291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918674200338298429.post-13111820202599397512009-09-18T20:43:02.287-04:002009-09-18T20:43:02.287-04:00When I was younger, say, ages 7-12/13, I would'...When I was younger, say, ages 7-12/13, I would've preferred the new cover. Definitely. I loved old-fashioned fairy tales. Now, though, the old cover appeals to me most.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192628745431017199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918674200338298429.post-33196158803599900842009-09-18T14:26:22.676-04:002009-09-18T14:26:22.676-04:00aw, thanks so much, laura! i LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE t...aw, thanks so much, laura! i LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this blog. <br /><br />i don't want to post the name of my kid's school (when i was a columnist at The Forward, i had a crazy email correspondent, so i'm wary) but do email me -- i'll sing its praises to the skies!marjoriehttp://marjorieingall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918674200338298429.post-71834853454407352852009-09-18T09:56:53.058-04:002009-09-18T09:56:53.058-04:00Marjorie, I LOVE getting the kid perspective! Her...Marjorie, I LOVE getting the kid perspective! Her thoughts were incredibly articulate, particularly "boring princess." We can all agree that princesses have been done and re-done and then rehashed some more. How do you keep it fresh and interesting? That's the core issue. And does this cover accomplish that? I hear you loud and clear, P&P readers.<br /><br />On another note, I checked out your blog and 1) I loved the Patrick Swayze tribute, and 2) I MUST know where your daughter goes to school. It sounds WONDERFUL!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237921600705834870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918674200338298429.post-43184398826743479672009-09-18T09:42:15.629-04:002009-09-18T09:42:15.629-04:00Laurie, the cover for Countess Below Stairs is rea...Laurie, the cover for <i>Countess Below Stairs</i> is really wonderful. I even like the original cover as well. I don't mind when a middle-grade novel has a more YA-y cover because, in my experience, that age group tends to want to feel like they're reading up.<br /><br />Anali, really???? I really, really didn't want there to be bias on my part! It came through? Damn. I try, but I think that I'm ultimately incapable of being objective. Ever. I'm such an emotional reader.<br /><br />Lastly, I had a friend email me privately about these covers, and she brings up the first cover being "white and rosy"...in a bad way. I mean, the character is described as such in the book but perhaps the first cover is over the top? Does it alienate potential readers?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237921600705834870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918674200338298429.post-59663877092469103912009-09-18T08:48:33.117-04:002009-09-18T08:48:33.117-04:00I work with middle school students. I don't se...I work with middle school students. I don't see either cover appealing much to my students. I agree with other commenters that the second cover looks babyish. The first cover would appeal a bit more to older readers, but the perfect Barbie-doll look is a bit odd.<br /><br />The new covers on the Eva Ibbotson novels from Penguin/Speak seem to be very appealing to MS girls who like princess-type books (see Countess Below Stairs, for example).LaurieA-Bhttp://sixboxesofbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918674200338298429.post-81177885583963771062009-09-17T19:19:15.376-04:002009-09-17T19:19:15.376-04:00I think it's interesting the difference of opi...I think it's interesting the difference of opinion between this blog and over at Rebecca's - here, we seem to all prefer the old cover, there, they prefer the new.<br /><br />Does this have something to say about different readership? Or influence on the part of the blogger? :-)<br /><br />I totally like the old one better - I think the new one looks like all the other zillions of princess books. But I'm not a children's librarian, nor a parent, nor the target audience -so maybe that's what they want.Analihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395667362920899119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918674200338298429.post-11178397485125122802009-09-17T17:38:12.199-04:002009-09-17T17:38:12.199-04:00The new cover is definitely more fairy tale liek, ...The new cover is definitely more fairy tale liek, that was my first reaction. It seems to be trying to appeal to a younger audience than the first book. In just looking at cov ers, I'd assume from the new cover that it's for enw readers or girls who are still being read to. The original cover spoke more of independence.Nancy Nisselbaumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918674200338298429.post-17455800260406780332009-09-17T17:07:46.755-04:002009-09-17T17:07:46.755-04:00i asked my 7-year-old, a rabid reader, which cover...i asked my 7-year-old, a rabid reader, which cover she liked. i quote:<br /><br />"the first one is a million times better. it would interest any kid from my age to a teenager. i love the picture. she looks real. i want to read it. the second one has nice swirly writing but it looks babyish. i don't think that girl there would have real problems i was interested in. she just looks like a boring princess."marjoriehttp://marjorieingall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918674200338298429.post-18305212120046919522009-09-17T14:34:46.374-04:002009-09-17T14:34:46.374-04:00I'd assume the new cover was from the 80s or o...I'd assume the new cover was from the 80s or older and probably weed it by accident some day. Bad choice in my opinion. I do think the older cover does look too old for the intended audience, altho it's pretty. Both bad ideas.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096787155616041727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918674200338298429.post-69290023802361291982009-09-17T14:30:31.688-04:002009-09-17T14:30:31.688-04:00The new cover reads younger and more fairytale to ...The new cover reads younger and more fairytale to me. The original cover looks more YA and a little bit sexy IMO. I haven't read the book and so I don't know what the story is about. It would be easier to hand sell the original cover to 6th grade +.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06882237493046273875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918674200338298429.post-51822356380203624552009-09-17T14:00:49.043-04:002009-09-17T14:00:49.043-04:00Wow...the new cover is horrible and very outdated....Wow...the new cover is horrible and very outdated. The first cover had a much more modern appeal and aesthetic. I think this was a very poor choice on their part. Personally I would never pick up this book with the second cover. It just wouldn't call to me from the shelf at all.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007151733189139559noreply@blogger.com