Different countries often put completely different covers on the same book, and many countries have very distinct styles which simply would not work in other parts of the world: we always enjoy comparing these, and asking ourselves what the covers say about the people they are aimed at around the world.
The O'Brien Press cover gallery shows a selection of covers from our books in translation.
They are not all here, but the ones that are show that different countries take very different approaches to the books!
We have also put in some old covers of our own which have changed over the years, for whatever reason.
Feel free to browse and see which covers you like best.
Katie finds that it's not easy to replace icing once you've licked it all off the cake.
Panda 12
Tom just HATES wearing shoes! He has such fun with his bare toes. But then the snow comes …
Panda 2
Erin loves to cut things with her scissors, but cutting things can cause lots of trouble.
Panda 18
This charming book tells the adventures of an outcast little black sheep: how he saved the whole flock in a snowstorm, put Polo the bossy sheepdog in his place - and gave the shepherd a great idea!
A story about being different, and becoming a hero.
Panda 6
The second book in an enchanting new series of adventures featuring a boy whose life every child will want to have.
The third book in an enchanting new series of adventures featuring a boy whose life every child will want to have.
Budsville’s chocolate fair cancelled? No way, Alfie decides. Chocolate seeds from Arcania are the answer, but only if he can survive the Roaring Rainforest, the vicious Spider Plant and the Forest Ogre.
It’s time for the Budsville Primary School Conker Championship, and Alfie needs to find a special conker.
Alfie Green Book 6
Alfie Green is back, this time grappling with a giant Venus Fly-Trap which threatens to eat everything in his house.
The first book in an enchanting series of adventures featuring a boy whose life every child will want to have.
Now in paperback
The circus has come to town. But it's no ordinary circus. All the kids from Budsville are really excited, except for Alfie who suspects all is not what it seems ...
When the Emerald Cactus in the Desert of Doom explodes, Budsville is covered in sparkling green sand ... Soon the evil Desert Elves will arrive on their Scorpion Chariots. How can Alfie stop them?
Alfie Green Book 7
