Which Story Line To Follow in this Illustration, A or B?

Hello and how are you?

So here's the dilemma in the illustration I was working on

A. Reading the book

This is consistent with the original story. What's the problem? Yeah, I don't want the book to cover her face but I've run out of space to make the book higher without compromising on cutting off a good chunk out.

Or

B. After reading the book

Seems like the ideal solution but......hmmm I don't know

If you see this let me know what you think.🙏💜