MR RIPLEY'S ENCHANTED BOOKS: Children's Book Cover Illustration Competition - HEAT FIVE - 2023/24

 Welcome once again to Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books 14th Annual Children's Book Cover Illustration Competition! This vibrant event showcases and celebrates the incredible talent and creativity of artists from all around the world. As we continue to foster a love for highlighting the unsung heroes/teams of our favourite book covers.  Join us on this exciting journey and spread the word as we embark on another year of discovering extraordinary artistry that brings enchanting stories to life through the power of illustrations. Get ready to unleash your inner artist and be a part of this remarkable celebration of children's illustration and design! Previous winners HERE!

Mr. Ripley's Enchanted Book Cover Competition Rules 

There will be FIVE (5 of 5) weekly heats; each with SIX books to vote for. We are going crazy with 12 books to VOTE for IN THIS LAST HEAT.  Although there will be 7 book covers in the final to vote for. All heat winners will make the grand final plus two book covers WITH the highest number of votes from all the previous heats. 

Each week you vote you will be in with a chance to win an exciting prize. 

This week's great prize is a £10 Book Voucher/E. L. Norry - Fable House/bar of chocolate. Good luck everybody! 

If you are interested all you need to do is:

• Vote for your favourite book cover using the poll HERE  (or at the bottom of the post)
• Leave a comment through this post/poll or see pinned Tweet/X for more details on @Enchantedbooks
• This poll will end on the 3rd of Jan 2024 at Midnight (UK). 

Have fun and share with the world through Twitter, Facebook, Threads, and Instagram. Watch the voting develop, and wait to hear whether you've won (once the poll has closed).

Here are the TWELVE brilliant book covers to vote for this week: 

BOOK ONE: Hannah Durkan - Zeina Starborn and the Emerald King - Published by Orion Children's Books (6 July 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by GEORGE ERMOS - VOTE HERE

BOOK TWO: Penny Chrimes - Moon Shifter - Published by Orion Children's Books (29 Feb. 2024) - Book Cover Illustrated by MANUEL ŠUMBERAC - VOTE HERE

BOOK THREE: Loretta Schauer - The Legend of Ghastly Jack Crowheart - Published by Andersen Press (5 Oct. 2023) -  Book Cover Illustrated by LORETTA SCHAUER - VOTE HERE

BOOK FOUR: Maria Kuzniar - The Girl Who Dreamed in Magic - Published by Puffin (7 Mar. 2024) - Book Cover Illustrated by NAKUL P - VOTE HERE

BOOK FIVE: Emma Read - The House Trap - Published by ‎Chicken House (6 July 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by CORALIE MUCE -   VOTE HERE

BOOK SIX: Davina Tijani - Yomi and the Power of the Yumboes - Book Published by Little Tiger (1 Feb. 2024) Book Cover Illustrated by ADAM DOUGLAS-BAGLEY - VOTE HERE

BOOK SEVEN: Angela Kecojevic - Scareground - Book Published by Neem Tree Press (7 Sept. 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by ANNA MORRISON - VOTE HERE

BOOK EIGHT: Frankie Artington - Sherbert and the Partly Digested Amulet of Power - Book Published by Zoomy Books (23 Nov. 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by Frankie Artington - VOTE HERE

BOOK NINE: Eibhlis Carcione - Welcome to Dead Town Raven McKay - Book Published by Everything with Words (1 Jun. 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by EWA BENIAK-HAREMSKA - VOTE HERE 

BOOK TEN: Rob Renzetti - The Horrible Bag of Terrible Things - Published by Penguin Workshop (25 July 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by M. S. CORLEY - VOTE HERE 

BOOK ELEVEN: Cathy Faulkner - Digging for Victory - Book Published by Firefly Press (4 May 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by HARRY GOLDHAWK - VOTE HERE

BOOK TWELVE: Gita Ralleigh - The Destiny of Minou Moonshine - Published by Zephyr (6 July 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by Weitong Mai - VOTE HERE

HAPPY VOTING!