Covering the Newbery (#66): The Whipping Boy
1987: The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
Original Cover:
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My Redo:
Side by Side:
Verdict: Really, very, not good. This looks like an art project gone wrong.
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(Source image “ghost child” http://flic.kr/p/aESDTM)
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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 like your cover much better!
You’re too kind.
I like it too! It looks like a cross between Joan Aiken and Samuel Beckett.