Covering the Newbery (#8): The Trumpeter of Krakow
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:
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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/)
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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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.