Look at existing covers and see what works
Chris Sickels - The Garbage Barge - focal image character in centre, sky as a mostly block colour for type to sit on around the character.
Masthead covers about 1/3 of the page
Sets the scene - we can tell this is set at sea but doesn't need to show the whole area
Other children's picture books: bold, block colour backgrounds (lots of yellow!)
Title usually fills the entire width of the book - red or blue writing, author's name bottom right. Main character central underneath masthead.
Struggling a bit with the front cover. A lot of front covers feature the protagonist on the front and little background, but my story has three protagonists and the real focus is the WORLD I have created. This is what the story is about and the title too so I thought the street itself should be the front cover.
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