Covering the Newbery (#42): A Wrinkle in Time
I started this little exercise in redoing the covers of every Newbery-winning book because some could use an update. Today we have a book sporting a cover that seems to be perfectly back in style. In fact, it’s the 50th anniversary of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time and the new commemorative edition is just a subtle update of the original. Today, I try my hand at a redo.
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1963: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Original Cover:
My Redo:
Side by Side:
Verdict: Someone is taking advantage of the free premium features on Picnik! The original cover is one of my all-time favorites, so I don’t think there’s much I can do here.
Up next week: It’s Like This, Cat by Emily Neville
(Source Image: “Se il tempo è denaro – If time is money” http://flic.kr/p/5PN3nH)
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 don’t like that new cover at all–why would you alter an Ellen Raskin design?
(I was referring to the actual new cover–I liked yours, Travis.)
That’s a good question, Mac – if they’re going retro, they could have stuck with the original. I’m guessing they wanted to instantly set the commemorative edition apart.