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This is a collage of four book covers and a film still. The first book cover has the title at the top. It uses a handwriting font for the following text in capitals and in white: Tom’s Midnight Garden. At the bottom in white is a quote: ‘a perfect book’ Philip Pullman. Underneath this in a larger font but still in white, the author’s name Philippa Pearce. The full page illustration uses dark colours as if the scene is in shadow. In the foreground, there are tree branches and part of a wall. Beyond, a figure stands in a spotlight. The second book cover has the text, ‘Sixtieth Anniversary Edition’ followed by the author’s name, Philippa Pearce, in purple block capitals. Below this, in irregularly shaped capitals is the title, Tom’s Midnight Garden. This text sits in three lines in between the bare branches of an illustrated tree, the trunk of which is on the left side of the cover. In the lower third of the cover, a boy and girl stand facing each other in a walled garden. The third book cover has the title, Tom’s Midnight Garden, at the top in a handwriting font. The dark text is on a brighter glow in the dark sky of the illustration. Below the title, there is a large, three-storey house and a garden. In the foreground, there are two children, a boy on the left wearing pyjamas, and a girl on the right wearing a white Edwardian-style pinafore dress over dark sleeves. Both have serious expressions. At the bottom of the page is the author’s name, Philippa Pearce. The fourth book cover has large white text placed approximately in the centre: ‘Tom’s Midnight Garden’. Below the text in italics is: ‘A masterpiece’ – Observer. At the bottom of the page in white block capitals is the author’s name, Philippa Pearce. The illustration shows the night sky with a large moon and clouds. Against this sky, a child walks along a wall with arms outstretched. Finally, on the right, is a film still showing a boy in blue and white striped pyjamas walking through a garden; he is smiling. In the background is a large brick house. The garden is quite formal with topiary and colourful flowerbeds.