Awesome book cover Friday: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Scholastic is dolling up all seven of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books with new, 15th-anniversary covers.

The first is coming for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in September. The redesigns were done by Kazu Kibuishi, a graphic novelist known for his Amulet series.

The publisher has revealed the cover for Sorcerer’s Stone. What do you think? I love the sleeker, more color-rich, more emotionally encapsulating take over the original.

13 thoughts on “Awesome book cover Friday: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”

travels with mary
February 15, 2013 at 3:09 pm

I love it! I’ll always, always favor the originals, but I love collecting different versions of the books– the international ones are so different, too! It’s just another amazing portrayal of a series that has totally won my heart.

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1. Stephanie Carmichael
  February 18, 2013 at 9:35 am
  
  Me, too! I hand-pick covers of books. There are so many great ones out there if you do a little digging.
  
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mikereverb
February 15, 2013 at 4:33 pm

Holy crap, that’s absolutely beautiful, and much better than the original.

Looks like I’m buying another copy . . .

Thanks for sharing. :)

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1. Stephanie Carmichael
  February 16, 2013 at 3:12 pm
  
  Agreed! I’m going to be so tempted by these. :)
  
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mikereverb
February 15, 2013 at 4:34 pm

Reblogged this on Mike_Reverb and commented:
Just had to spread the word on the beautiful new covers for the Harry Potter books. :)

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Jeyna Grace
February 15, 2013 at 9:10 pm

Love it! I’m eager to see the rest!

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1. Stephanie Carmichael
  February 16, 2013 at 3:13 pm
  
  Me, too! I have a good feeling about them. I think they’ll turn out just as nice, if not better!
  
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Aly Hughes
February 15, 2013 at 9:38 pm

I love it! I cant wait until they show the rest of the covers! lol I’m going to have to buy a new set.

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1. Stephanie Carmichael
  February 16, 2013 at 3:13 pm
  
  I’ll post them here if/when I see them!
  
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Elizabeth
February 15, 2013 at 11:20 pm

I love the covers and that the artist took inspiration from the original SS cover. Do I need another set of Harry Potter books? No. But I think in September this will be on my To Buy list.

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Stephanie Carmichael
February 16, 2013 at 3:14 pm

They would look awesome on a shelf, that’s for sure!

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martianoddity
February 16, 2013 at 5:33 pm

Uh, yeah, the new one looks way better. IMO it presents the magic atmosphere of their world much better than the original book did. This new one looks great!

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1. Stephanie Carmichael
  February 17, 2013 at 10:47 am
  
  I agree. The original was just a very specific snapshot. This one better represents atmosphere. :)
  
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