It’s Most Unfortunate
You voted, and this morning we have ourselves a Most Unfortunate Cover. With a full 23% of the vote, the winner/loser is…
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In my opinion, an upset. Click here to view the full results.
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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.
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this illustration is bad enough, but that cover makes it look like the poor kid is being brained with the newbery honor medal. either that, or that’s kid zeus giving birth to the newbery medal fully formed from his cranium.
Ha – I like the Zeus theory.
Have you ever featured the unfortunate cover of The Cay by Theodore Taylor? You know, the one with the Phillip and Timothy in a rather intimate embrace with a palm tree? It would be the winner in any contest. I hope you have a Cover Week again. Such fun!