Down to the Last Detail: NORA AT NIGHT

Love this glossy detail on the glasses for this book! Absolutely perfect!

Down to the Last Detail: WATERMELON POOL

A tasty, watermelon-colored treat for the eyes!

Down to the Last Detail: THE WORLD OF GUSTAVO

Absolutely loving this boxed set and want to show it off!

Down to the Last Detail: ALL I WANT TO DO IS SWIM

Did you know that there's a name for when sunlight reflects off rippling water? It's called sun glitter, and I love that we're seeing some actual glitter on the water for this dust jacket!

Down to the Last Detail: EXPLORE THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON

The rainbow tinted silver foil used for the title and gear on this cover is gorgeous, but I especially love how the helmet visor is designed––I can practically see my own reflection and myself as the astronaut!

Down to the Last Detail: WOODLORE

Check out the beautiful foiling on the cover of this special book!

Down to the Last Detail: THE VANISHING SEA

Absolutely blown away by the clever and beautiful use of spot gloss on the cover of this book!

Down to the Last Detail: EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE

So excited for the third book in this series! Each one has a different treatment on the cover from gold foil and die-cuts to spot gloss and now rainbow foil on the newest title. Love!

Down to the Last Detail: THE STORY OF GOLD

I mean, if you're going to do a book about gold you either go big or go home, and this book goes BIG!! Gold foil on the front, the back, and the spine!

Down to the Last Detail: EVERY MONDAY MABEL

Loving this barcode placement! Like everything else about this book, it's impeccably designed!

Down to the Last Detail: SNOW KID

Once again, a Jessie Sima book jacket gets prime treatment! It's so shiny, who even needs to read the story inside (I do, I do!)?

Down to the Last Detail: EVERYTHING GROWS IN JIDDO'S GARDEN

So not only does this beautiful book have a gorgeous slipcase it comes in, but both the slipcase and the cover of the book are covered in bright green foil! What a stunning package!

Down to the Last Detail: ALWAYS BEGINNING

Check out the foil on the cover of this book! Can't think of a better way to visually articulate the Big Bang, how pretty!

LTPB Top 15 Design Details: #1-#3

And here are the top 3 details posts from the site! 

3) Wee Unicorn by Meg McLaren (Charlesbridge, February 2025)

2) Rock by Laurel Croza and Matt James (Groundwood Books, March 2025)

1) HaiCuba/HaiKuba: Haikus about Cuba in Spanish and English by Lawrence Schimel, Carlos Pintado, and Juan José Colsa (Ediciones NorteSur, September 2024)

Next week we culminate the Top 15 series with illustrator interviews!

LTPB Top 15 Design Details: #4-#6

We're down to numbers 4-6 on the top details posts on this site!

6) The First Snow by Marie Stumpfova and Radek Maly (Albatros Media, August 2024)

5) When I Hear Spirituals by Cheryl Willis Hudson and London Ladd (Holiday House, May 2025)

4) Unnaturally Blue by Dorson Plourde and Byron Eggenschwiler (Kids Can Press, June 2025)

LTPB Top 15 Design Details: #7-#9

Today is numbers 7-9 of the top details posts on the site!

9) Making Light Bloom: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Lamps by Sandra Nickel and Julie Paschkis (Peachtree Publishing, June 2025)

8) Lily the Pond Mermaid by Lucy Fleming (Candlewick Press, April 2025)

7) Safe Crossing by Kari Percival (Chronicle Books, January 2025)

LTPB Top 15 Design Details: #10-#12

We're continuing our countdown of the top 15 details posts on the site! Today we're showing off numbers 10-12.

12) When You Find the Right Rock by Mary Lyn Ray and Felicita Sala (Chronicle Books, September 2024)

11) Future by María José Ferrada and Mariana Alcántara and translated by Kit Maude (Tapioca Stories, May 2024)

10) Alphabeasts: A Monstrously Fun Book by Hazel Quintanilla (Flowerpot Press, September 2023)

LTPB Top 15 Design Details: #13-#15

For those just tuning in, this month I'm celebrating 15 years of the blog with the 15 most viewed posts across the site. The first week of the month we took a look at the top 15 casewraps/undies, last week was the top 15 endpapers/endies, and this week we're looking at the top 15 details posts, like spot glosses, copyright pages, foil stamping, and more. Tune in all week long to take a look back over the years with me!

15) The Shadow and the Ghost by Cat Min (Levine Querido, April 2024)

14) Let's Go! by Julie Flett (Greystone Kids, May 2024)

13) Bao's Doll by Bo Lu (Abrams Books for Young Readers, June 2024)

Down to the Last Detail: SEA IN MY CELLS

Oh. My. Goodness. How gorgeous is this spot gloss on the front and back covers of this book?! Truly brings the cover to (undersea) life!

Down to the Last Detail: JOAN IN THE CONE

My dog was in a cone just last week and this book cover really spoke to me! Who doesn't love a nice spot gloss to dull the sting of having to wear a dog cone?