Have you ever heard the saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover”? Well, while that may be true in many cases, in all honesty, covers have a lot to do with how we decide which book to read. Thankfully, the publishing world has taken note of this phenomenon and has judiciously started to repackage and redesign classic children’s books for today’s readers. Many new editions add modern artwork to classical works to inspire young readers to select great books that might otherwise be left on the shelf. You might want to take a second look at some of these classics.
In artist Nicola Bayley’s rendition of “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling, the illustrations bring even more life to the stories that have long captured the imagination of children and adults. The book tells the story of Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves in the wilds of the Indian jungle.
