The answer? Ellen Raskin illustrated the original cover for Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time then later would go on to win a Newbery for The Westing Game.
Couldn’t for the life of me figure it out.
“What is the only Newbery winning jacket illustrated by someone who would later go on to win their own Newbery?” I was stumped. I correctly answered his question about Evaline Ness, but then he asked a question that just baffled me. I was once at a Books of Wonder Christmas party when Peter Glassman started popping some children’s literature trivia at me. Oh, Ellen, why did you die so young? – Susan Van Metre I do wish that David Lynch would make this into a movie. Raskin also managed to do the “what-happened-in-the-future” part of it right (unlike some awful epilogues of late). Turtle, while incredibly unlikeable, is loveable just the same, and the quirky characters have just the right amount of strange. It stands the test of time, and I give it to kids every year. It seems smarter and funnier, and altogether more perfect every time I reread it. "A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges-a demanding but rewarding book.#9 The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (1978)
"Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." - The New York Times Book Review Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual stranger-and a possible murderer-to inherit his vast fortune, on things for sure: Sam Westing may be dead…but that won’t stop him from playing one last game! "A supersharp nfoundingly clever, and very funny." - Booklist, starred reviewĪ bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. PublishDateText mediaType Audiobook shortDescription A Newbery Medal Winner IsPublicPerformanceAllowed False languages OverDrive Product Record sortTitle Westing Game crossRefId 3326221 images
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