Covering the Newbery (#10): The Cat Who Went to Heaven
The cover redo-a-thon continues. Starting at the beginning and working my way up to today, I’m giving every Newbery-winning book a cover makeover. On to our current candidate…
1931: The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth
Original Cover:
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My Redo:
Side by Side:
Verdict: I don’t mind this one too much. Cat could be a bit bigger, I think. Your opinions?
Read Previous Covering the Newbery Posts:
1930: Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
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: “Cat “http://www.flickr.com/photos/83513840@N00/27306288″”)
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 think if the cat were bigger, that this is close to a perfect cover for the book.
I am really enjoying your re-covers. I think this one is an out of the park home run!