Happy Tuesday!! Now that May is officially here I think it’s safe to say that spring is here to stay as well (at least until summer rolls around!). Since this week’s Top Ten Tuesday theme is a cover design freebie, I though I would share with you all my Top Ten Covers that Scream Spring. Who doesn’t love a colorful, happy, vibrant cover to brighten their day?
1. Not Just Jane by Shelley DeWees
I love the mix of bright blue and pink on this cover. You can’t see it from this angle, but the spine is also fluorescent pink as well. This color scheme makes me think of blooming flowers like the ones in this photo (which was taken in the garden at my home last summer). I always associate flowers with the coming of spring.
2. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
This gorgeous cover design makes me think of warm weather in general, so it’s perfect for both spring and summer. I love the bold pops of orange, teal, and pink as well as the different shades of green blended together to create the background. The bird and the snake also remind me of the way animals seem to suddenly appear out of nowhere in springtime.
3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
This Penguin English Library edition of P&P highlights flora and fauna, two things closely associated with springtime. The colors are vaguely muted, like the way spring can be viewed as a subtler, paler, muted version of summer with its hesitantly hot days and newly blossoming buds.
The Penguin Threads edition of Emma immediately makes me think of Easter eggs and the colors surrounding this springy holiday. I especially love the polka dots in the background and the way her hair is a mix of many different colors. Easter has always been a marker of springtime for me, so it’s no surprise that this cover design would be included in this list.
5. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Green is closely associated with spring in my mind, which is why this overwhelmingly green cover always reminds me of this lush season. I also first read Willa Cather in the springtime (spring semester of my freshman year of college), so perhaps that has something to do with why I tend to link her with this time of year.
6. The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. Konigsburg
What screams spring more than a lawn of freshly cut green grass? Even though this book takes place during the summer, I can’t help but be reminded of spring whenever I look at the cover.
7. Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
This is another novel that takes place during the summertime, yet its cover is much more reminiscent of spring to me. It makes me think of the feeling of waking up in the morning and realizing that the birds have finally begun to chirp again.
8. When We Collided by Emery Lord
I love how colorful, fun, and creative this cover is. Even though this novel can be emotional and intense at times, I think this cover does a great job at capturing Vivi’s lively and vibrant spirit. Definitely how I feel on a warm spring day! (Also, do these colors remind anyone else of Easter eggs?)
9. A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
I can’t help but add yet another beautiful Penguin English Library edition to this list. I chose this cover for its bright greens and muted blues, both of which I associate with coloring Easter eggs. (Can you tell that I’m quite a big fan of Easter eggs?) The novel itself also carries a feeling of spring, as characters find new beginnings and experiences that gradually help them grow.
10. Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
Even though this cover isn’t colorful, it still screams spring with its cute little bees and simplicity. These poems are also all about endings and new beginnings, both of which take place in the springtime. (Honestly, this beautiful cover can work for any season!)
What book covers remind you of spring? What do you think of the books on my list? Let me know in the comments section below!
Yours,
HOLLY
The cover for When We Collided definitely screams spring to me with the turquoise and pink splashes.
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I love that mix of colors! ❤
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Great theme! I love all the bright fun colors – makes me want to get outside!
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Thank you!!! 🙂
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I really like Easter Eggs! I decorated some with my family this Easter and they were all very springy. Fun. I LOVE your Penguin Library editions, they’re so pretty and decorative and just ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ basically. 😀
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Penguin Library Editions are my FAVE ❤ I always look to see if a classic comes in that edition before I buy it.
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This is such a nice post!😄
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Thank you!! 🙂
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Love your spring theme! Happy spring!
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Happy spring to you, too!
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Yep! These are all really springy!
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I love this! Not only do these books definitely remind me of spring, but with the pictures you’ve chosen, and your descriptions of them, it really adds to that spring atmosphere! 🙂
A book that always reminds me of spring is The Secret Garden! Basically anything spring-y reminds me of it, and I always want to reread the book and rewatch the movie every year at around this time. 😄
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That Pride & Prejudice cover is definitely a favourite of the bunch, although Milk & Honey’s darker hues certainly appeal to my black-loving self. 🙂
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Yes, indeed, May is officially here. 😉 😉 XD
Omg that edition of Emma is SO pretty! And agh, Milk and Honey has a great cover AND content. ❤
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I completely agree– I love everything about Milk and Honey ❤
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Ooooh, so pretty! I especially love the ROOM WITH A VIEW cover.
Happy TTT!
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That cover is one of my favorites as well! ❤
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The cover of When We Collide, reminds me of the tye-dying I use to do when I was little! All the bright colors are so great together!!
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OMG that’s so true– it kind of look like tie-dye!! ❤
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Spring reads are so fun! I like the cover for Emma. And the story is good too 🙂
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I’ve actually never read Emma– I think I’m about 100 pages into it but then I stopped because a new semester started and I got really busy again. Hopefully I’ll be able to read it this summer!
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i love milk and honey!
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Ahhh that collection of poetry is SO GOOD ❤ I really need to reread it soon.
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I love your pictures here! I am currently freezing (because apparently it’s winter again) but this post made me feel spring-like.
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I love the simplicity of the cover for Milk & Honey with the little bees.
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i love your take on this topic!! My TTT
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I’ve seen Milk and Honey floating around, but I have no idea what it’s about although I will say the cover looks good. 🙂
Lauren @ Always Me
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EEEEP LOVE ALL THE JANE AUSTEN I’M SEEING!!!
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