The hidden message on my Taiwanese cover

Here's something cool. My mom informs me that there's a hidden pun on the traditional Chinese cover (available in Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc.)
















Look carefully at characters at top right and bottom left--see how the bottom half of each is shaded out, almost ghostly? At top right, the radical for "ear" (耳) is shaded out; at bottom left, the radical for "mouth" (口) is shaded out. A nod to how no one in this family speaks (or listens)...

I really love this cover, but love it even more now that I know this.

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Published on April 11, 2016 10:18
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message 1: by Peg (new)

Peg Schuler-Armstrong That's so cool! So happy your book is being translated into so many other languages. It's a real favorite. Best wishes!


message 2: by Libscigrl (new)

Libscigrl Amazing!


message 3: by Stella (new)

Stella Wenny Oh my God this should be the best cover ever!!


message 4: by Gloria (new)

Gloria Chao I love this so much!


message 5: by Elaine (new)

Elaine Thanks for sharing that secret!


message 6: by Tiffany (new)

Tiffany Corvi ooh i love that! What a cool secret to find out, even after the fact!


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