Which Narnia Cover is the Best? (FINAL FOUR)

[@aubrieweaver2302]

I’ve been way more invested in this series than I thought I would be! Great job guys!

[@KokoroHane]

Wow, this whole series was just a ride, but I must say I love the illustration that was on that Magician's Nephew cover. I personally think it really does draw you in, it's my favorite illustration in the book itself actually!

[@kentslocum]

The black-and-white Pauline Baynes cover for The Magician's Nephew really grew on me. At first, it seemed too plain, but now I agree that it manages to accomplish everything that a book cover needs. If the Chris van Allsburg book cover of The Magician's Nephew had been more accurate (with puddles/pools of water between the trees, for example), then I would like it more.

[@theadaptationstationmaster]

@@kentslocum The Chris Van Allsburg cover for The Magician's Nephew is of the garden on the hill, not the Wood Between the Worlds. (You'll notice the silver apples.) But I agree with you that it's one of the weakest of that set and it would have been better to show the Wood Between the Worlds instead.

[@kentslocum]

@@theadaptationstationmaster Wow, thank you for clarifying that! I had always wondered why Digory was alone, why there was fruit in the trees, and why there was a hedge in the background. Now it all makes sense! I definitely feel that Chris van Allsburg should have illustrated the Wood Between The Worlds instead, since the place was described as being warm, dreamy, and still--exactly the feeling that Chris van Allsburg is so good at capturing with his art!

[@narnia1233]

I agree with The Magician’s Nephew. Artistically, Tumnus is just standing still, no movement. I don’t know why but that sticks out to me too. The famous scene of his introduction he’s not standing still from my memory. I remember him walking casually home. From that image it’s like he’s looking at something and staring but not startled-which also would be wrong. Because he’s startled when he meets Lucy. So yep, two kids exploring is classic, relatable and has movement in it and I love it.

[@ImCliffordToday]

Wow, did not expect the results! But that was fun!

[@HPofNARNIA]

My favorite book cover is Pauline Baynes’s version of ‘The Magician’s Nephew’. It’s so beautiful and so incredibly detailed. It’s like I wanna go in that cover.

[@jasminelaury736]

The Magician's Nephew was the first book I read in the series. So I read them in chronological order when I was introduced to it, though I was aware it wasn't published that way. I find it interesting that the first edition of The Magician's Nephew became the winner for overall best cover. Keep up the great work!

[@kentslocum]

My favorite Narnia book cover is Chris van Allsburg's Vogage of the Dawn Treader. Of the two finalists, I would have chosen The Magician's Nephew.

[@MagusMarquillin]

No link in the description. Long live (the art of) Philippa Boyens!

[@Telecasterfan]

Isn't the Dawn Treader heading toward the East, aka the sunrise?

[@narniaweb]

* Sunrise is correct, haha.

[@Telecasterfan]

@@narniaweb which is of course a very important detail worth fixating on lol. Sorry. I enjoy the videos!

[@tylerpoirier3699]

I do find it sad that the most basic of the scholastic covers were the resounding winner, and even more so that only two of the HarperCollins/Lions 1990 covers made it in and were outvoted based on sheer recognition factor alone of the scholastic versions in round 1

[@hjbau1350]

Thank goodness 👍