why not put temporary tattoos of book covers in new books so you could advertise what you're reading if you choose to? great marketing.

I was a huge Nancy Drew fan as a kid, so when I went to get my first tattoo I brought in one of the original blue and orange hardcovers from the 1930s and had Nancy's silhouette, the one with the cloche had and bias-cut dress, tattooed on my arm. My favorite thing about it is that people of all ages recognize that it's Nancy and get bright-eyed as they tell me how much they love the books. I would love to get a Moomin tattoo one of these days, but I haven't really figured out what or where. My cat is called Little My, though, so perhaps that's enough.

Intruigingly enough, the owner of that connect-the-dots tattoo *works* in kids' books -- that's Colleen Venable from Roaring Brook. Proof, I think, that kids' book people really ARE the coolest....

I have a book tattoo - Shelley Jackson published her short story 'Skin' in the form of tattoos, one word per person and I'm one of her words!

Ahhhh...if that phonetic alphabet was a braille alphabet instead, you could read it instead of seeing it. Hummmm...maybe an idea for a character in a future novel. [Mind: make note of that!]

I LOVE the idea of the temporary tattoos in the book covers of new books. I'd DEFINITELY wear them (yes, I have worn temp tattoos and have been looking for more), but only for the books I like. Sure beats the usual bookmark, of which I have enough of for the rest of this life time, thank you.

This librarian has a rose tattoo on her left shoulder- had to after reading 'Rose Tattoo'!

I have an ex libris plate with an open book, tiny devil and pen on the inside of my bicep. The woman who did a small tattoo on my back had one of the greatest book tattoos I've seen before a since - the cover illustration from Still Life with Woodpecker on her thigh.

Alison, you should get the hookup, as I did, from your sister-store. I bought the Illustrated Librarian tattoo book from the Brookline Booksmith. For me, that's as close as I get to permanent ink.

O, I love seeing other people's book tattoos. I have several, and I ended up writing so much that I turned it into a blog entry! (Can't put in a link, but I am bookavore.)

Go to the Archie McPhee site and do a search for librarian. You'll see pics of all the tattoos.

I have definitely toyed with the idea of getting a tattoo of Max!

we have made temp tattoos a couple of times with the permission of artists Calef Brown and Marla Frazee, and our logo and phone. Super cute! If I were to ever get permanent ink it would be either Snowy in his space suit or Moomintroll.