My "Wind in the Willows" 2013 final submission book cover

Here is my final submission for the Wind in the Willows book cover competition. I ended up doing a hand drawn illustration of things that you might find in an English woodland. 

The themes in the book educate children about traditional values  like camaraderie, honesty, support and friendship... so I decided that i wanted the book cover to have a warm and wholesome feeling.

Wind in the Willows Puffin/ Penguin book cover competition 2013

Here are some of my mockups for the Wind in the Willows Puffin/ Penguin 2013 book cover competition. I had a great time trying to resolve this design problem however I wasn't exactly 100% sure about which one to go with......

Some wonderful old book covers for "The Wind in the Willows"

I have been working on re-designing the book cover for wonderful classic children's novel "The Wind in the Willows". It is part of the Puffin Penguin Book Prize for 2013. Here are some lovely old book covers that I found on the internet.