Covering the Newbery (#45): I, Juan de Pareja

I always redo the covers of Newbery-winning books here, but why not titles? I mean, there’s a lot of potential there. Take I, Juan de Pareja, for instance. Why not give it a cooler title? Actually, they already did:

This is the Spanish edition, but I think English-speaking kids would be willing to learn a new language to read a book with such a hip title.

1966: I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino

Original Cover:

My Redo:

Side by Side:

Verdict: Pretty weird.

Up next week: Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt

(Source image: “NYC – Metropolitan Museum of Art – Juan de Pareja” http://flic.kr/p/4dnQfD)

Filed under: Covering the Newbery, Covers