The second book cover is the best one for The Fifth Child. This is because on the cover, there is a picture of Ben who is mimicking the image of a monster. Ironically, this is the same way that Ben is viewed by hsi family due to his mental disabilities. The cover also depicts Ben as being somewhat of an unwanted character in the story. This is done by showing Ben in a "scary" fashion being crouched over as if he is about to do something very unwanted. For example, Harriet, the mother of Ben, mentions in the novel, "It'll be alright if we are careful never to leave Amy alone with Ben." This clearly shows that the family does not trust Ben in anyway and views him as an unwanted prescence in their family.