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Covering the Newbery (#13): Invincible Louisa

March 7, 2011 By 4 Comments

1934: Invincible Louisa by Cornelia Meigs

Early Cover:

Invincible Louisa Covering the Newbery (#13): Invincible Louisa

My Redo:

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Side by Side:

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Verdict: I like it! Will kids? No! Your thoughts?

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(Source Image: “Bovary” http://www.flickr.com/photos/nymphaeum/4616148482/)

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

Comments

  1. Katie Davis says:
    March 7, 2011 at 7:23 am

    Travis, you wrote: Verdict: I like it! Will kids? No! Your thoughts?

    Why wouldn’t kids like it? I think you have SUCH an eye! I love these. I’m going to talk about this on my podcast this week. They are all awesome!

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  2. Travis says:
    March 7, 2011 at 8:31 am

    Thanks Katie – maybe this one has a bit more kid appeal that I’m giving it credit for. The best way to judge might be a real world test in my libraries with these new covers. I may have to give that a shot.

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  3. Cecilia says:
    March 7, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    It’s definitely better than the trade paperback cover I remember, which looked like a bad romance novel. I like the way the author’s name is hidden in the skirt!

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  4. Ed Spicer says:
    March 8, 2011 at 7:58 am

    Travis,

    I think this one would work. Nice job. Obviously it is not going to pull in everyone (no cover can do that), but it is much better than the original for today’s reader. It has that Olivia thing going or that Incorrigible look that will pull students in. Do try and do post results.

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