Marina Vidal Martínez's cover for Five Have a Wonderful Time (showing the fire-eater) was clearly inspired by Betty Maxey's cover (below) as it has a very similar arrangement - though the style is completely different.
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Re: Spanish Famous Five Covers.
The covers by José Correas are attractive. The cartoony ones by Marina Vidal Martínez don't appeal to me but I suppose they're eye-catching, though the Five on Finniston Farm picture gives too much away!
Marina Vidal Martínez's cover for Five Have a Wonderful Time (showing the fire-eater) was clearly inspired by Betty Maxey's cover (below) as it has a very similar arrangement - though the style is completely different.
Marina Vidal Martínez's cover for Five Have a Wonderful Time (showing the fire-eater) was clearly inspired by Betty Maxey's cover (below) as it has a very similar arrangement - though the style is completely different.
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Re: Spanish Famous Five Covers.
I thought it would be interesting to compare Eileen Soper's depiction of the same scene - something I haven't done before..
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Re: Spanish Famous Five Covers.
That's interesting, Pete. I wonder if the Eileen Soper picture gave Betty Maxey the idea for her cover.
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Re: Spanish Famous Five Covers.
They've had good ideas what to draw for most books but I'd prefer them drawn in a more traditional style.
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