Covering the Newbery (#72): Missing May
1993: Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
Original Cover:
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My Redo:
Side by side:
Verdict: Brighter! But, as has happened in the past, the new cover doesn’t give many hints about what’s inside.
Up next week: The Giver by Lois Lowry
(Source Image: “dear diary” http://flic.kr/p/8hzzkJ)
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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This is beautiful. Missing May is one of my favorite books. Why are the smallest books always the saddest ones? I love the cover but I wonder why you chose pink for the majority? The pattern seems right–kind of tear-stained–but I wonder if there was a reason you chose that particular palette. The tree is perfect!
Best,
Jewell
laneshasays.com
I love Missing May too. And I definitely like your cover better than the original. It has kind of an Appalachian feel to it.
I like your cover better than the original! 🙂 I will have to read this book.