Book Cover Parodies for a Good Cause

Penny and I have been working on a special project. (Don’t let her grumpy face fool you, she had an awesome time playing dress up, she kept asking to do more!) I was inspired by Mayhem and the way she works with her mom to recreate dresses from special events like the Oscars. I might not be as talented as Mayhem’s mom when it comes to paper dresses, but I had an idea for a photography project of our own.

I wanted to bring in my teaching background and recreate iconic book covers with my kids. We chose well-known books with covers that were easy to recreate using things around our house. At the end of this post I am linking to programs that promote childhood literacy. Several of those programs even provide free books for schools or parents. My hope is that as this post is read and shared on social media, it will bring more awareness to these programs and others like them.

UPDATE: Nick and Abby wanted to get in on the action, so we made a few more. 

I’m also hoping that parents, teachers, and kids like YOU will want to get involved by recreating book covers of your own favorite books. If you want to participate, you can share your book cover recreation photos on my Binkies and Briefcases Facebook page, or on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #bookcoverkids. (Teachers, please make sure to obtain parental consent before posting pictures of students.) I can’t wait to see what you create!

List of Resources:

Dolly’s Parton’s Imagination Library 

Try the free version of the Reading Rainbow App

Pizza Hut’s BOOK IT! Program

Scholastic Reading Club 

First Book 

Reading Is Fundamental 

Read to Grow 

JetBlue’s Book Vending Machines

This is by no means a complete and comprehensive list. I’d love to add to it. Feel free to share information about other literacy programs in the comments section below. 

Don’t forget to follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to see the creative book cover recreations from other readers!