Judge A Book By Its Cover: Summer Reading Lists!

Reading Rockets recently posted a wonderful summer reading list.  Now, you may be thinking, what can be so wonderful about a summer reading list? Well, not all reading lists are age appropriate, give enticing yet brief descriptions AND display the colorful book covers like this one.  "But you shouldn't judge a book by the cover right?" Well, no, but the illustrator's job is to grab your attention and get you to pick up the book.  Admit it, who doesn't enjoy browsing the children's section of Barnes and Noble? Those who do browse the children's section do so because the books are displayed with the covers facing out. The artwork is eye candy and it's supposed to be!  Reading a book based on the cover is one of the many reasons we pick up a book to read it. Children book illustration is another great topic for another post, but for now, let's take a look at this suggested summer reading list.

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/summer/2012/

Check out the summer reading list and let me know your thoughts.  Did your child get a summer reading list? Does he/she like any of the books on the list so far?