by Charlotte Zolotow
Original illustrated by Vladimir Bobri, Lothrop, Lee and Shepherd, 1958
Re-illustrated by Ilsa Plume, Harper & Row Publishers, 1988
Re-illustrated by Stefano Vitale, HarperCollins Publishers, 2001
Many of Zolotow's books have been re-issued with new illustrations. I like Vitale's illustrations quite a bit, but I am most drawn to Bobri's work.
Original illustrated by Vladimir Bobri, Lothrop, Lee and Shepherd, 1958
Re-illustrated by Ilsa Plume, Harper & Row Publishers, 1988
Re-illustrated by Stefano Vitale, HarperCollins Publishers, 2001
Many of Zolotow's books have been re-issued with new illustrations. I like Vitale's illustrations quite a bit, but I am most drawn to Bobri's work.
Take a look at the text in the three different editions. The first two editions say, "Dogs sleep under beds or in boxes or on rugs near someone they like." Vitale's edition says, "...or on rugs near someone they love". It's interesting to me that the Plume edition is the only one that uses punctuation - although it's only a period at the end of the sentence. The Bobri edition capitalizes the word Dog but doesn't end it with a period. The Vitale edition doesn't even try to make the passage into a formal sentence - no caps an d no punctuation. This is a poem, after all.
Original or Re-Illustrated Version? In this case, the original is best.
Original or Re-Illustrated Version? In this case, the original is best.
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