I started this little exercise in redoing the covers of every Newbery-winning book because some could use an update. Today we have a book sporting a cover that seems to be perfectly back in style. In fact, it’s the 50th anniversary of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time and the new commemorative edition is just a subtle update of the original. Today, I try my hand at a redo.
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1963: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Original Cover:
My Redo:
Side by Side:
Verdict: Someone is taking advantage of the free premium features on Picnik! The original cover is one of my all-time favorites, so I don’t think there’s much I can do here.
Up next week: It’s Like This, Cat by Emily Neville
(Source Image: “Se il tempo è denaro – If time is money” http://flic.kr/p/5PN3nH)
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I don’t like that new cover at all–why would you alter an Ellen Raskin design?
(I was referring to the actual new cover–I liked yours, Travis.)
That’s a good question, Mac – if they’re going retro, they could have stuck with the original. I’m guessing they wanted to instantly set the commemorative edition apart.