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Covering the Newbery (#59): A Gathering of Days

June 11, 2012 By 2 Comments

1980: A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl’s Journal, 1830-1832 by Joan W. Blos

Original Cover:

A Gathering of Days Covering the Newbery (#59): A Gathering of Days

My Redo:

Cover 1980 A Gathering of Days Covering the Newbery (#59): A Gathering of Days

Side by Side:

A Gathering of Days 196x300 Covering the Newbery (#59): A Gathering of DaysCover 1980 A Gathering of Days 203x300 Covering the Newbery (#59): A Gathering of Days

Verdict: The original is a cover in need of jazzing up. My jazzing may not be jazzy enough.

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Up next week: Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson

(Source images: “Open Tattered book” http://flic.kr/p/5BTZjt
“iPhone Background” http://flic.kr/p/9dUQkw)

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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. Miss K says:
    June 18, 2012 at 10:46 am

    Your version is far superior to the original.

    Reply
    • Travis says:
      June 18, 2012 at 10:53 am

      Thanks – if you like it, all credit goes to the illustrator who’s artwork I used. If you click the credit at the bottom, you can see more of her work.

      Reply

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