Covering the Newbery (#53): The Slave Dancer
Here we are on Monday – the day I like to try my extremely amateur hand at giving Newbery-winning books new covers. It’s a just-for-kicks project that I’m calling Covering the Newbery.
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1974: The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox
Original Cover:
My Redo:
Verdict: Hmm – I can’t say I’m in love with this one.
Up next week: M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton
(Source image: “Weather Vane Dome” http://flic.kr/p/4q1jKC)
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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