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    Covering the Newbery (#33): …And Now Miguel

    Travis Jonker, November 7, 2011 | Covering the Newbery, Covers

    1954: …And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: Hmmm. A bit plain? Up next week: The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong Click here to read previous Covering the Newbery posts.

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    Covering the Newbery (#32): The Secret of the Andes

    Travis Jonker, October 31, 2011 | Covering the Newbery, Covers

    Every Monday I take a crack at recoverifying a Newbery-winner. Today we look at a book that is more famous for the title it beat out for Newbery (a little story called Charlotte’s Web) than for winning itself… 1953: Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: […]

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    Covering the Newbery (#31): Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes

    Travis Jonker, October 24, 2011 | Covering the Newbery, Covers

    How’s this sound? New Monday, new cover, Newbery. Do I have a slogan there? We can put that discussion on the back burner for a minute and take a look at the latest entry in the Covering the Newbery series… 1952: Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: I […]

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    Covering the Newbery (#30): Amos Fortune, Free Man

    Travis Jonker, October 17, 2011 | Covering the Newbery, Covers

    We’ve hit 30! Another week, another attempt at updating the cover of a Newbery-winning book. Now let’s see, which title are we up to? Oh yeah… 1951: Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Click here to read previous Covering the Newbery posts. (Source image: “Slave Trade Ledger […]

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    Covering the Newbery (#29): The Door in the Wall

    Travis Jonker, October 10, 2011 | Covering the Newbery, Covers

    Every Newbery-winning book gets a new cover, one week at a time. Ladies and gentlemen, the 50s have arrived… 1950: The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: Hard to pull off the “inanimate object cover”, especially for kids. Click here to read previous Covering the […]

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    Covering the Newbery (#28): King of the Wind

    Travis Jonker, September 5, 2011 | Covering the Newbery, Covers

    Redoing every Newbery winner one cover at a time… 1949: King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis Original Cover: My Redo: Verdict: The multiple photos thing isn’t the most original concept on the block, but I think it works pretty well here. Your thoughts? Click here to read previous Covering the […]

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    Covering the Newbery (#27): The Twenty-One Balloons

    Travis Jonker, August 29, 2011 | Covering the Newbery, Covers

    Most of the older Newbery-winning covers are in need of an update, but I’m not so sure about today’s candidate needs much help… 1948: The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: Yep, it’s pretty tough to beat the original here. The blog New Cover did a pretty bang […]

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    Covering the Newbery (#26): Miss Hickory

    Travis Jonker, August 22, 2011 | Covering the Newbery, Covers

    And so it continues. Every week a Newbery-winning book gets a new cover. Let’s get down to business… 1947: Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: My take goes down the abstract road, which could be good – but could also leave readers confused. Your thoughts? Click here […]

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    Covering the Newbery (#25): Strawberry Girl

    Travis Jonker, August 15, 2011 | Covering the Newbery, Covers

    1946: Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Click here for previous Covering the Newbery posts (Source image: “Strawberries!” http://www.flickr.com/photos/thingsarebetterwithaparrott/2545677054/)

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    Covering the Newbery (#24): Rabbit Hill

    Travis Jonker, August 1, 2011 | Covering the Newbery, Covers

    It be Monday, the day I set aside for Newbery recoverifying (sorry, English language, for that last word). On to this week’s book… 1945: Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: My cover goes in a different direction, which could be good. Click here to read previous Covering the […]

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