Covering the Newbery (#43) It’s Like This, Cat
Every Monday, a Newbery-winning cover gets a redo. For more of the good, bad, and badder, click here for the Covering the Newbery gallery.
1964: It’s Like This, Cat by Emily Neville
Original Cover:
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My Redo:
Side by Side:
Verdict: Definitely a different tone.
Up next week: Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska
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Filed under: Covering the Newbery, Covers
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.
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