Open the cover, and the room gets a little bigger.

Hang this book lover poster where you read and the wall says what every reader already feels: a good story takes you somewhere else. It is a matte paper print for home libraries, classrooms and reading corners, and a kind gift for the person who never leaves the house without a book.

The design: an open book under a sun and a field of stars

A large open hardcover book anchors the picture, seen from the front with its pages fanned to both sides. The top pages are cream, crossed by a few thin gray lines that stand in for text, tan pages show beneath them, and a coral-red cover edge runs along the bottom to a small loop at the spine.

Two teal leafy branches rise from behind the book, one at each side, and bend inward like an arch, while a few more teal leaves spread low beside it. At the top center sits a golden sun with many pointed rays. Between the sun and the pages the space is scattered with gold stars: large four-pointed sparkles, a few five-pointed stars and many tiny dots, as if the story had floated up off the paper.

Under the book, cream serif letters spell out one sentence, period included: “Reading is a portal.” Everything rests on a flat, dark navy-charcoal ground in a clean vector style, with a palette of teal, warm gold, cream, tan and coral-red. The book carries no name on its cover, so it can stand for whichever story is open on your nightstand right now.

A book lover poster on matte paper, in 16 sizes

• Eleven upright sizes: 5″×7″ (12.7 × 17.8 cm), 8″×10″ (20.3 × 25.4 cm), 11″×14″ (27.9 × 35.6 cm), 12″×16″ (30.5 × 40.6 cm), 12″×18″ (30.5 × 45.7 cm), 16″×20″ (40.6 × 50.8 cm), A2 (16.5″×23.3″, 41.9 × 59.2 cm), 18″×24″ (45.7 × 61.0 cm), 20″×30″ (50.8 × 76.2 cm), A1 (23.3″×33.1″, 59.2 × 84.1 cm) and 24″×36″ (61.0 × 91.4 cm)
• Five squares: 10″×10″ (25.4 × 25.4 cm), 12″×12″ (30.5 × 30.5 cm), 14″×14″ (35.6 × 35.6 cm), 16″×16″ (40.6 × 40.6 cm) and 18″×18″ (45.7 × 45.7 cm)
• Matte paper, 189 g/m² in weight and 10.3 mil thick, so a reading lamp nearby does not turn the dark ground shiny
• At 94% opacity, the sheet keeps the wall behind it from showing through the navy
• An ISO brightness of 104% under the ink helps the gold and cream tones read clearly
• The paper is sourced from Japan, and the print arrives without a frame so you can pick your own

Who it's for

Readers with a tall to-be-read pile, librarians, English teachers, book-club hosts, students and parents setting up a first reading corner. Hang it above a reading chair, beside the bookshelves, in a classroom library or over a writing desk. It works for a reader's birthday, a teacher's end-of-year thank-you, a housewarming or a graduation.

Quick answers

What does the line on the print mean?

That a book is a way through to somewhere else: another place, another century, another person's head. The sun and stars lifting out of the open pages picture the same idea.

Would it suit a classroom or a child's room?

Yes. The picture is a book, branches, a sun and stars with one short sentence about reading, so it fits a classroom library, a kid's bookshelf wall or a teen's study corner.

What works over a reading chair?

Over an armchair, 16″×20″ (40.6 × 50.8 cm) or 18″×18″ (45.7 × 45.7 cm) holds the wall. For a shelf or desk, 8″×10″ (20.3 × 25.4 cm) or 10″×10″ (25.4 × 25.4 cm) leans easily against a row of spines.

Shipping and returns

Free US shipping. US delivery usually 5–12 business days. Easy 30-day returns.

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