MR RIPLEY'S ENCHANTED BOOKS: Children's Book Cover Illustration Competition - HEAT THREE - 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 (3 of 5) weekly heats; each with SIX books to vote for. 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. 

Congratulations! HEAT ONE WINNER: Bex Hogan - Bronte Tempestra and the Lightning Steeds - Published by Piccadilly Press (1 Feb. 2024) - Book Cover Illustration by Hannah McCaffery and art directed by Dominica Clements

HEAT TWO WINNER: Rachel Chivers Khoo - The Magician Next Door - Published by Walker Books (7 Mar. 2024) - Book Cover Illustration by Alice McKinley and cover designer Maia Fjord 

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 and a Hardback book - Sally Nicholls/Julia Sarda - GODFATHER DEATH and a 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 7th of December 2023 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 six brilliant book covers to vote for this week: 

BOOK ONE: Norm Konyu - A Call To Cthulhu - Published by Titan Comics (5 Dec. 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by Norm Konyu - VOTE HERE

BOOK TWO: Nicola Baker - Finding Hope (A Whistledown Farm Adventure)- Book Published by Simon & Schuster Children's UK (29 Feb. 2024) - Book Cover Illustrated by Rachel Dean - VOTE HERE 

BOOK  THREE: Stuart White - Astra FireStar and the Ripples of Time - Published by Penobi Press (30 Nov. 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by Jennifer Jameson - VOTE HERE

BOOK FOUR: Andy Ruffell - Lily Grim and the City of Undone - Published by Hodder Children's Books (11 May 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by Francesca Cabonari - VOTE HERE

BOOK FIVE: Rhian Tracey Hide and Seek: A Bletchley Park Mystery - Published by Piccadilly Press (29 Feb. 2024) - Book Cover Illustrated by David Dean - VOTE HERE 

BOOK SIX: Sam Sedgman - The Clockwork Conspiracy - Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books (1 Feb. 2024) - Book Cover Illustrated by Tom Clohosy Cole  - VOTE HERE 

HAPPY VOTING! 

MR RIPLEY'S ENCHANTED BOOKS: Children's Book Cover Illustration Competition - HEAT TWO - 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 weekly heats; each with SIX books to vote for. 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. 

Congratulations! HEAT ONE WINNER: Bex Hogan - Bronte Tempestra and the Lightning Steeds - Published by Piccadilly Press (1 Feb. 2024) - Book Cover Illustration by Hannah McCaffery and art directed by Dominica Clements

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/Dan Smith's Book - The Wall Between Us/bar of chocolate. 

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 27th of November 2023 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 six brilliant book covers to vote for this week: 

BOOK ONE: Annet Schaap - GIRLS - Published by Pushkin Children's Book (5 Oct. 2023) - Book Cover Illustration by Annet Schaap - VOTE HERE 

BOOK TWO: Rachel Chivers Khoo - The Magician Next Door - Published by Walker Books (7 Mar. 2024) - Book Cover Illustration by Alice McKinley and cover designer Maia Fjord - VOTE HERE

BOOK THREE: Rachel Greenlaw - Compass and Blade - Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books (29 Feb. 2024) - Book Cover Illustration by Nico Delort - VOTE HERE

BOOK FOUR: Benjamin Dean - The Boy Who Fell From the Sky - Published by Simon & Schuster Children's UK (18 Jan. 2024) Book Cover by Paddy Donnelly - VOTE HERE

BOOK FIVE: Matt Goodfellow - The Final Year - Published by Otter-Barry Books Limited (7 Sept. 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton - VOTE HERE 

BOOK SIX: Julian Sedgwick - 100 Tales from the Tokyo Ghost Cafe - Published by Guppy Books (23 Nov. 2023) Book Cover Illustration by Chie Kutsuwada - VOTE HERE 

HAPPY VOTING!

MR RIPLEY'S ENCHANTED BOOKS: CHILDREN'S BEST BOOK COVER ILLUSTRATION COMPETITION - HEAT 0NE - 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 weekly heats; each with SIX books to vote for. 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 prize is a Signed Hardback Book - Username: Uprising by Joe Sugg and a bar of chocolate. 

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 THURSDAY 16th of November 2023 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 six brilliant book covers to vote for this week: 

BOOK ONE: Andy Sagar - Yesterday Crumb and the Tea Witch's Secret - Published by Orion Children's Books (15 Feb. 2024) - Book Cover Illustrated by Marine Gosselin/Jen Alliston - VOTE HERE

BOOK TWO: Jon Klassen - THE SKULL - Published by Walker Books (11 July 2023) - Illustrated by Jon Klassen - VOTE HERE 

BOOK THREE: Sophie Anderson - The Snow Girl - Published by Usborne Publishing (26 Oct. 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by Melissa Castrillon - VOTE 

HERE

BOOK FOUR: James Nicol - The Cloud Thief - Published by Chicken House (14 Mar. 2024) - Book Cover Illustrated by Emily Fox - VOTE HERE

BOOK FIVE: Bex Hogan - Bronte Tempestra and the Lightning Steeds - Published by Piccadilly Press (1 Feb. 2024) - Book Cover Illustration by Hannah McCaffery and art directed by Dominica Clements - VOTE HERE

BOOK SIX: Justin Davies - Haarville - Published by Floris Books (23 Feb. 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by Francesca Ficorilli/Richard Wainman - VOTE HERE 

HAPPY VOTING!

Mr. Ripley's Enchanted Books - Book Cover Wars + Voters Competition - Round THREE 2020/2021

Before we close the doors for the last time on Mr. Ripley's Enchanted Books, we like to take the opportunity to thank you all for the support you have shown us in the last twelve years or so. It has been a hard and very sad decision to make as it has been a fantastic journey and one that I've enjoyed very much. However, we would like to do one more fantasy tango with Mr. Ripley's Enchanted Book Cover Wars. It's been a highlight for many years so let us go out with a BANG or maybe just a fizz! 

We are looking to find your favourite book cover ONCE again for 2020/2021. We do this to support the creative heroes of the children's book world; the illustrators and the creative teams behind all the books we love. So, please share this exciting adventure with your friends and followers on social media #bookcoverwars. Everyone is welcome so come and vote and share the FUN. 

Mr. Ripley's Enchanted Book Cover War Rules: There will be five weekly heats (Two after this one)  with five book covers to vote for. All heat winners will make the grand final plus one more book cover (Wild Card Entry) with the highest amount votes will go through from any of the heats.

As a voter, not only will you get the chance to choose your favourite book cover, but you will also be in with the chance to win a prize each week. This week's prize is a £10 National Book Token (the UK only). Please leave a comment to show your interest. Good luck and let's all have some fun. 

• Round One Winner: Elle McNicoll - A Kind of Spark Illustrated by Kay Wilson - Published by Knights Of (4th June 2020)
• Round Two Winner: Nizrana Farook - The Boy Who Met a Whale - Illustrated by David Dean - Published by Nosy Crow (14th Jan 2021)

If you are interested then 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 or poll - HERE (or at the bottom of the post)
• Have fun, share, and tell the world or just a friend. Tweet, Facebook, Instagram and watch the voting develop, and wait to hear whether you've won (once the poll has closed). 
• This poll will end on 1. 12. 2020 at Midnight UK time. 

So here are the FIVE brilliant book covers to vote for this week:

BOOK ONE: Katya Balen - October, October - Illustrated by Angela Harding - Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books (17 Sept. 2020) - VOTE HERE

BOOK TWO: K. L. Kettle  - The Boy I Am - Illustrated by Thomas Truong - Published by Stripes Publishing (7 Jan. 2021) - VOTE HERE 

BOOK THREE: Lindsay Galvin - Darwin's Dragons - Illustrated by Gordy Wright - Published by Chicken House (7 Jan. 2021) - VOTE HERE

BOOK FOUR: M. G. Leonard & Sam Sedgman - Murder on the Safari Star - Illustrated by Elisa Paganelli - Published by Macmillan Children's Books (4 Feb. 2021) - VOTE HERE 

BOOK FIVE: Jack Meggitt-Philips - The Beast and the Bethany - Illustrated by Isabelle Follath - Published by Egmont (1 Oct. 2020) - VOTE HERE

HAPPY VOTING! #Bookcoverwars 

Mr. Ripley's Enchanted Books - Book Cover Wars + Voters Competition - Round TWO 2020/2021

 Before we close the doors for the last time on Mr. Ripley's Enchanted Books, we like to take the opportunity to thank you all for the support you have shown us in the last twelve years or so. It has been a hard and very sad decision to make as it has been a fantastic journey and one that I've enjoyed very much. However, we would like to do one more fantasy tango with Mr. Ripley's Enchanted Book Cover Wars. It's been a highlight for many years so let us go out with a BANG or maybe just a fizz! 

We are looking to find your favourite book cover ONCE again for 2020/2021. We do this to support the creative heroes of the children's book world; the illustrators and the creative teams behind all the books we love. So, please share this exciting adventure with your friends and followers on social media #bookcoverwars. Everyone is welcome so come and vote and share the fun. 

Mr. Ripley's Enchanted Book Cover War Rules:There will be five weekly heats with five book covers to vote for. All heat winners will make the grand final plus one more book cover (Wild Card Entry) with the highest amount votes will go through from any of the heats.

As a voter, not only will you get the chance to choose your favourite book cover, but you will also be in with the chance to win a prize each week. This week's prize is a £10 National Book Token (the UK only). Please leave a comment to show your interest. Good luck and let's all have some fun. 

Congratulations: Round One Winner: Elle McNicoll - A Kind of Spark - Illustrated by Kay Wilson - Published by Knights Of (4th June 2020)

If you are interested then 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 or poll - HERE (or at the bottom of the post)
• Have fun, share, and tell the world. Tweet, Facebook and watch the voting develop, and wait to hear whether you've won (once the poll has closed). 
• This poll will end on 23.11.2020 at Midnight UK time. 

So here are the FIVE brilliant book covers to vote for this week:

BOOK ONE: Phil Hickes - The Haunting of Aveline Jones - Published by Usborne Publishing Ltd (17 Sept. 2020) - Illustrated by Keith Robinson - VOTE HERE

BOOK TWO: Nizrana Farook - The Boy Who Met a Whale - Published by Nosy Crow Ltd (14 Jan. 2021) - Illustrated by David Dean - VOTE HERE

BOOK THREE: Dan Smith - The Invasion of Crooked Oak - Published by Barrington Stoke (3 Sept. 2020) - Illustrated by Chris King - VOTE HERE

BOOK FOUR: Eve McDonnell - Elsetime - Published by Everything with Words (17 Sept. 2020) - Illustrated by Holly Ovenden - VOTE HERE

BOOK FIVE: P.G. Bell - Delivery to the Lost City (The Train to Impossible Places) - Published by Usborne Publishing Ltd (7 Jan. 2021) - Illustrated by Flavia Sorrentino - VOTE HERE

Mr. Ripley's Enchanted Books - Lockdown Book Cover Wars - Round One 2020/2021

Before we close the doors for the last time on Mr. Ripley's Enchanted Books, we like to take the opportunity to thank you all for the support you have shown us in the last twelve years or so. It has been a hard and very sad decision to make as it has been a fantastic journey and one that I've enjoyed very much. However, we would like to do one more fantasy tango with Mr. Ripley's Enchanted Book Cover Wars. It's been a highlight for many years so let us go out with a BANG or maybe just a fizz! 

We are looking to find your favourite book cover ONCE again for 2020/2021. We do this to support the creative heroes of the children's book world; the illustrators and the creative teams behind all the books we love. So, please share this exciting adventure with your friends and followers on social media #bookcoverwars. Everyone is welcome so come and vote and share the fun. 

Mr. Ripley's Enchanted Book Cover War Rules:

There will be five weekly heats with five book covers to vote for. All heat winners will make the grand final plus one more book cover (Wild Card Entry) with the highest amount votes will go through from any of the heats.

As a voter, not only will you get the chance to choose your favourite book cover, but you will also be in with the chance to win a prize each week. This week's prize is a £10 National Book Token (the UK only). Please leave a comment to show your interest. Good luck and let's all have some fun. 

If you are interested then all you need to do is:

• Vote for your favourite book cover using the poll - HERE 
• Leave a comment through this post or poll - HERE
• Have fun, watch the voting develop, and wait to hear whether you've won (once the poll has closed). 
• This poll will end on 15.11.2020 at Midnight UK time. 

So here are the FIVE brilliant book covers to vote for this week:

BOOK ONE: Christopher Edge - Space Oddity - Published by Chicken House (7 Jan. 2021) - Illustrated by Ben Mantle/Steve Wells. VOTE HERE

BOOK TWO: Philip Caveney - The Sins of Allie Lawrence - Published by Fledgling Press (30 Nov. 2020) -  Illustrated by Yvonne Gilbert - VOTE HERE

BOOK THREE: Jaclyn Moriarty -  The Slightly Alarming Tale of The Whispering Wars - Published by Guppy Books (1 Oct. 2020) - Illustrated by Karl James Mountford - VOTE HERE

BOOK FOUR: Hana Tooke - The Unadoptables - Published by Puffin (23 Jul. 2020) - Illustrated by Ayesha L. Rubio - VOTE HERE

BOOK FIVE: Elle McNicoll - A Kind of Spark - Published by Knights Of ( 4 Jun 2020) - Illustrated by Kay Wilson - VOTE HERE

HAPPY VOTING ALL!