2023 Holiday Catalog Cover Contest
NAIBA | GLIBA | SIBA

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NAIBA, GLIBA, and SIBA asked publishers to submit fresh, fun, and inclusive cover designs that feature festive art and an indie spirit. And they delivered! Please spend some time with each beautiful, thoughtful, and heartfelt design–they are all truly inspired and inspiring.

Now it’s your turn to participate in the final selection. View each engaging design in the gallery below, and submit your top five choices.

CONTEST CLOSES JUNE 2, 2023
WINNER ANNOUNCED JUNE 5, 2023

Holiday Catalog Cover Submission Guidelines for Publishers
  • Cover designs may look wintry and/or festive, but not holiday-specific (i.e. no traditional or specific holiday symbols or imagery). All artwork should be as inclusive as possible.
  • Children’s book art is not a requirement; preferred designs will reach all audiences and readers, not just children’s customers. Think fun and festive, but not too juvenile.
  • Cover designs should have a reading-focused, indie vibe rather than mass-market or commercial.

Catalog Cover Design Gallery

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Publishers are graciously allowing NAIBA, GLIBA, and SIBA members early access to their artwork. Please do not share or reproduce any of these images.

1: Our Incredible Library Book [Floris Books]
2: Have You Seen Dinosaur? #1 [Gecko Press]
3: Have You Seen Dinosaur? #2 [Gecko Press]
4: Have You Seen Dinosaur? #3 [Gecko Press]
5: Snow Place Like Home [Thomas Nelson]
6: Cocoa’s Cranky Christmas [Tommy Nelson]
7: Gotta Go! [TOON Books, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers]
8: This Is a Story #1 [Candlewick Press]
9: This Is a Story #2 [Candlewick Press]
10: Just SNOW Already! #1 [Flashlight Press]
11: Just SNOW Already! #2 [Flashlight Press]
12: Just Snow Already! #3 [Flashlight Press]
13: Dear Rebel [Rebel Girls]
14: Growing Up Powerful [Rebel Girls]
15: Are We There Yet? [Cicada Books]
16: Wanjiku, child of mine [Catalyst Press]
17: The Grand Hotel of Feelings [Cicada Books]
18: All’s Fair in Love and Christmas [Bethany House]
19: You Make It Feel Like Christmas [Bethany House]
20: Wishcraft Oracle #1 [Rockpool Publishing]
21: Wishcraft Oracle #2 [Rockpool Publishing]
22: Wishcraft Oracle #3 [Rockpool Publishing]
23: Gray Fox in the Moonlight [Collective Book Studio]
24: Christmas Ahoy! [Sleeping Bear Press]
25: The Four Seasons [Albatros/Albatros Media]
26: Ancient Night [Levine Querido]
27: Snowflakes On Our Tongues [Sleeping Bear Press]
28: Mother Winter [Creative Editions / The Creative Company]
29: I Hope You Will Know [Collective Book Studio]
30: No One Owns the Colors [Collective Book Studio]
31: Mama Mammals= [Cicada Books]
32: Alebrijes [Levine Querido]
33: Kindness Counts 123 [Highlights Press]
34: Highlights Magazine: Ski Lift [Highlights for Children]
35: Highlights Magazine: Snow Angels [Highlights for Children]
36: Evolution [What on Earth Books]
37: Bundle Up with a Book [Bywater Books]
38: Hot Dog [Random House Children’s Books]
39: The Moth Keeper [Random House Children’s Books]
40: I’m From [Balzer + Bray /HarperCollins Children’s Books ]
41: Winter [Paula Wiseman Books]
42: The Book Tree [Barefoot Books]
43: Kid Christmas [Frances Lincoln Children’s Books/The Quarto Group]
44: A Very Cranky Book [Quill Tree Books/HarperCollins Children’s Books ]
45: Nour’s Secret Library [Barefoot Books]
46: A World Full of Winter Stories [Frances Lincoln Children’s Books/The Quarto Group]
47: The First Cat in Space and the Soup of Doom [Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins Children’s Books ]
48: Benita and the Night Creatures [Barefoot Books]
49: Bunny & Tree [Enchanted Lion Books]
50: What If One Day… [Enchanted Lion Books]

Vote for Your Favorite Cover Designs

Now for the hard part…

Choose your top five favorite cover designs from this outrageously incredible list.

Your choices will be weighted, so make sure to choose them in order of preference! One vote per store.