Boo ‹s
They've
Got It Covered!
Elizabeth Applebaum AppleTree Editor
Dena Cohen
tudents in kindergarten
had smooth
uvedis, 8y:
through sixth grade at
sailing when
Akiva Hebrew Day
she took on
School are giving library
\ the cover for
books a makeover. No cos-
Pippi in the
metics or famous stylists
\ South Seas.
involved — just some crayons,
She says:
markers, paper and a lot of
"This book
creativity.
is about a
"Students choose a shabby,
girl named
worn-out book to 'adopt, –
Pippi
librarian Phyllis Rochen
Longstock-
explained. "They read the book,
rerdlicritta ,
ing. She
mitosItawtip4otti)5
then I give them a new, plain
goes on
Ct I
cover to design. Students also
many
adven-
must write a short blurb about the
tures. When she moves into
book and tell why they liked it."
Villa Villekulla, she meets her
This novel project has been great
friends Tommy and Annika.
fun, Mrs. Rochen said. And it has
They go on many adventures
increased interest in reading.
together. One of them was to
"Students love to take out a book
they find a
go find Spink
that has a new jacket with colorful
bug and think it is called
pictures — especially one that a
Spink. One of their greatest
classmate or a sibling has re-
adventures
was to the South
designed," she said. "Many of
Seas
with
Pippi's
father."
these 'classics' now get checked
out on a regular
ToVa Schreiber
basis."
added a
sweet touch
Rachel Cohen
with
her draw-
couldn't bear to see
ing for this great
I this popular collec-
cover
of Charlie and
t tion of Pooh stories
the
Chocolate
Facto-
I without a new cover.
ry. She says, "If you
1 She says: "This book
read this book, you
is a great book for
will
find it amazing.
all ages. It tells the
If you read this
adventures of Winnie
„
Abort° * 1
book, you will find
COHEN
The Pooh and his
RAC*
out it is full of adven-
friends including Roo,
ture. If you read this
Kongo, Piglet, Owl, Rabbit and
book, / - cpu will discover how Char-
Christopher Robin. It is a story of
lie Bucket's dreams come true. If
friendship and fun, so be sure to
you read this book, you will see
read it!!"
.
that Charlie's family
I will never again be
hungry and poor, like I.
they used to If you
read this book, you
I will enjoy it. I know
1 you will!"
Rachel Roszler
had no trouble slip-
; ping something ele-
gant yet tasteful on
the cover of this
I book called The
Hundred Dresses.
I
I
She says: "I
like this book
because it is
about girls. A
girl moves to a
new city. She
has a hundred
dresses. She
tells her friends
the stories
about the hun-
dred dresses.
Her stories are
fun to listen to
and exciting!"
• Ariel Halpern was hungry for a
I challenge when he decided to
draw a cover
for this book —
I and the result is
delicious! Of
The Giant Jam
Sandwich he
I says: "This story
is about a little
town that wanted
i to rid 4 million
wasps. The peo-
ple decided to
make a giant jam
sandwich to trap
them in."
Mii:\DELINE
AND 'THE BAD
HAT
Noam Greenbaum was in top
I form when he came up with this
I cover for Madeline and the Bad
Hat. He says: "Pepito turns from a
bad hat to a good boy. This book
is good because it is funny."