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: HAICUBA/HAIKUBA

I absolutely love love love how the copyright info is handled on the back endpapers of this book! The back endpapers are a night version of the front, but the lighthouse highlighting the Spanish copyright info is hands-down the best design piece of this book!

Down to the Last Detail: THE SHADOW AND THE GHOST

I already showed off the case cover/dust jacket combo earlier this week, but it's absolutely worth showing off the endpaper/copyright combo for this book, too! I'm telling you, design teams are stepping up their copyright game, and I am loving it!

Down to the Last Detail: BIG SISTER, LONG COAT

I feel like there's been quite the focus lately on doing up copyright information, and let me tell you: I'm here for it! Here's another recent favorite that really hits a special note. And on the back endpapers, no less!

Down to the Last Detail: SMALL PLACES CLOSE TO HOME

Love, love, love the shape of the copyright information in this book. All of the data is printed in the shape of a house (quite on-brand for a book about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)! A clever and creative detail!