Sorry to remind those who are avoiding the inevitable, but the school year is upon us.

While I don't particularly miss the term papers, the presentations or gym class, I have to admit I always enjoyed choosing, and doodling all over, my book covers. It was especially fun when I started with a plain brown paper bag and turned my math book into what looked like a fire-breathing monster.

 What? That's normal.

 Anyway, a company in New York has made such doodling an art form. And Book City Jackets does one better: They'll provide covers to fit just about any book you've got.

So what if you hate the book jacket of some of your favorite books? Just cover them up with a few of these pretty designs -- including one labeling them simply as "favorite" -- and your problem is solved. Even better, you can add your own designs, enhancing (or in my case ruining) the beauty.

Of course, you can always just steal this idea and make your own at the kitchen table, as I did years ago. But mine never turned out this nice...