MORE 'NEWBERY' POSTS
The weekly cover red0-athon known as Covering the Newbery continues today with the fourth book in a beloved fantasy series. Just for kicks, lets look at a few of the covers that have graced The Grey King over the years: Click here for the Covering the Newbery Gallery 1976: The Grey King by Susan Cooper […]
Click here for the Covering the Newbery Gallery 1975: M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton Original Cover: My Redo: Side by Side: Verdict: I like this one, but am pretty sure kids would not be leaping to grab it off the shelf. Up next week: The Grey King by Susan Cooper (Source image: “Pole […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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