I'm working on a cover redesign for Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH for my portfolio. Which one of these options feels the strongest? All three designs will have some sort of rose-thorn-vine-leaves design. Since this is a Newbery medal winner, I incorporated the seal into the design as well.
I'm partial to #1 because of its simple design.
Edit: The book is about a mouse, Mrs. Frisby, who has a sick child who cannot be moved, but it is spring and the farmer's plow is going to destroy her house. She seeks the help of the rats in the rosebush, who are an escaped group of lab rats and much smarter than usual. She makes friends with a crow, gathers courage to talk to an owl, and faces the farmer's cat, Dragon.
Keywords: courage, heartwarming, adventurous.
Old covers: