MORE 'COVERING-THE-NEWBERY' POSTS
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. Click here for the Covering the Newbery Gallery 1974: The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox Original Cover: My Redo: Verdict: Hmm – I […]
Click here for the Covering the Newbery Gallery 1973: Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: I dig the green of the original, but I like the image on my redo. Points taken away, however, for the fact that it sort of looks like the imaginary […]
While it was fun to redo the covers of some of the earliest Newbery winners, I like that we’re getting into more modern times. Click here for the Covering the Newbery gallery Today we have a book that I still run into quite a bit – especially on the classroom read-aloud and literature circle circuit […]
We’ve hit #50 in the series that keeps on giving. And giving. Each week we’re moving into more recognizable covers. Speaking of… 1971: Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: I like the illustration on the original – I think mine could have used something more. Click […]
1970: Sounder by William H. Armstrong Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: Black and white can be a tough sell, but I like the image. Click here for the Covering the Newbery gallery Up next week: Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars (Source image: “.a particular frienD” http://flic.kr/p/7dCEzD)
1969: The High King by Lloyd Alexander Original Cover: My Redo Side by Side: Verdict: Not a big fan of this one, although I can see it getting some attention. You win some, you lose some. Click here for the Covering the Newbery gallery Up next week: Sounder by William H. Armstrong (Source image: “Swords” […]
1968: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: Brown usually has a tough go of it in terms of shelf appeal, but I think this one turned out fun. Click here for the Covering the Newbery gallery Up next week: The […]
For a little perspective, here are some notes about 1966, when Up the Road Slowly was published: The president was Lyndon Johnson The Sound of Music won the Academy Award for Best Picture Medicare began The first Star Trek episode aired Perspective relayed, let’s move right along to the next item on the agenda… 1967: […]
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 […]
Shadow of a Bull has already shown up ’round these parts, drawing comparisons to Dwight Schrute’s shirt as Unfortunate Cover #15. Today a gauntlet-shaped dust jacket has been thrown down as it is the next cover I must redo in my mildly fun attempt to re-jacket every Newbery-winning book. Here goes… Click here for the […]
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