After a brief Spring Break hiatus, my weekly attempt at Newbery spruce-ification continues. 73 to go.
Seventy three Newbery covers on the wall, seventy three Newbery covers…
1937: Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer
Original Cover:
My Redo:
Side by Side:
Verdict: A nice update, but I’m not sure the kid appeal is there.
Read Previous Covering the Newbery Posts:
1933: Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
1931: The Cat Who Went to Heaven
1930: Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
1928: Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon
1927: Smoky, the Cowhorse by Will James
1926: Shen of the Sea by Arthur Bowie Chrisman
1925: Tales from Silver Lands by Charles J. Finger
1924: The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes
1923: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
1922: The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
(Source Image: “Memories of Hope in the Age of Disposability” http://www.flickr.com/photos/truthout/5143411575/)
3 Responses to Covering the Newbery (#16) Roller Skates
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Better, but it needs more roller skates–not sure I really see it in the font treatment. Hope you had a fine break.
I think I agree with you on the font, Ed – it doesn’t work as well as it could. Through this process I’m getting a new appreciation for fonts and how they can make or break a cover.
I kinda like it. Maybe a bolder background color or larger title or brighter colored title. But I love the roller skate “R’s.”