What words could you use which would give another the experience of sunshine? ~Lois Lowry, The Giver
We are truly honored to present the newest of our special edition books: The Giver LitJoy Edition, a cherished collaboration with the legendary Lois Lowry. Our beautifully designed special edition with @alysestew.art artwork captures the quiet power and deceptively simple complexity of Lowry’s unforgettable and poignant novel. Experience Jonas' journey of awakening from the colorless conformity of his "idyllic" Community to the vibrant world full of both pain and pleasure anew (or for the very first time)!
Front Cover
The front and back cover artwork combine to show Jonas receiving memories from the Giver and how much our memories color our lives. Notice the intricate and seamless way that @alysestew.art adds color to both Jonas (front cover) and the Giver (back cover) where their memories touch their otherwise colorless figures.
Back Cover
Page Edges
Signature Page
Endpaper Art
Pulled in by the swirling memories on the cover, open the book to experience the contrast of the grey, well-ordered sameness with the vibrant, yet harrowing, memories that lie beyond the reach of the members in Jonas' community.
Front Endpapers
Back Endpapers
The immersive and rich artwork created by @alysestew.art continues through the story's end as Jonas' courage to break free leads him to a world where both pain and pleasure exist, and where color—memory—touches everything.
For decades, The Giver has been a cornerstone of thought-provoking literature, inviting readers to see beneath the surface of an idyllic community. Everything seems perfect—but at what cost?
The Giver LitJoy Edition features:
- DIGITAL SIGNATURE by author Lois Lowry on a custom signature page
- AUTHOR FOREWORD written by Lois Lowry
- COVER: custom-designed cover by @alysestew.art
- PAGE EDGES: digitally designed page edges designed by LitJoy's in-house design team
- ENDPAPERS: vibrantly striking endpaper art by @alysestew.art
Price: $29.99
The Giver Book Summary
In Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medal–winning classic, twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind his fragile community.
Life in the community where Jonas lives is idyllic. Designated birthmothers produce newchildren, who are assigned to appropriate family units. Citizens are assigned their partners and their jobs. No one thinks to ask questions. Everyone obeys. Everyone is the same. Except Jonas.
Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. Gradually Jonas learns that power lies in feelings. But when his own power is put to the test—when he must try to save someone he loves—he may not be ready. Is it too soon? Or too late?
Told with deceptive simplicity, this is the provocative story of a boy who experiences something incredible and undertakes something impossible. In the telling it questions every value we have taken for granted and reexamines our most deeply held beliefs.
The Giver has become one of the most influential novels of our time. Don't miss the powerful companion novels in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.
Save the Date!
- November 20, 10am MT - Lunacorn EARLY ACCESS sales open
- Limit one per customer during Lunacorn early access.
- November 21, 10am MT - Sales open to the public
- Ships right away!
