Every Monday (save for the Mondays where I don’t) I’ll try my hand at giving each and every Newbery Medal-winning book a new cover, beginning from the beginning. Today’s installment of Covering the Newbery bring the 20s to a close. Is it with a bang – or with a whimper? Let’s find out…
1929: The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly
Early Cover:
My Redo:
Side by Side:
Verdict: Hmm – decent start, but it might be a bit too plain. What do you say?
Read Previous Covering the Newbery Posts:
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: “Trompette – corps”http://www.flickr.com/photos/eusebius/3784674572/)
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I love it! I might go for a colored background instead of white though. Maybe the same color teal from the castle in the original cover?
Love the crazy fonts, but I wish you could see more of the trumpets.