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Jerry Pinkney
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Jerry Pinkney (born December 22, 1939) is an American illustrator of children’s books. He won the 2010 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing The Lion & the Mouse, a version of Aesop’s fable that he also wrote. He also has five Caldecott Honors. He has five Coretta Scott King Awards, four New York Times Best Illustrated Awards (most recently in 2006 for Little Red Hen), four Gold and four Silver medals from the Society of Illustrators, and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (John Henry, 1994). In 2000 he was given the Virginia Hamilton Literary award from Kent State University and in 2004 the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for outstanding contributions in the field of children’s literature.
For his contribution as a children’s illustrator, Pinkney was U.S. nominee in 1998 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children’s books.[
Bibliography
Folktales and Fairytales of Africa (1967)
A collection of tales from Africa.
Author(s):
Lila Green
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Further Tales of Uncle Remus (1990)
The third book of Uncle Remus stories by the collaborators, rewritten in an easier to understand dialect.
Author(s):
Joel Chandler Harris
Julius Lester
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
God Bless the Child (2003)
To the sounds of the swing spiritual sung by Billy Holiday, a southern African American family moves north to Chicago.
Author(s):
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Goin’ Someplace Special (2001)
In 1950’s Nashville Tricia Ann sees signs saying “For Whites Only” until her grandmother takes her to the library.
Author(s):
Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
The Grasshopper & the Ants (2015)
An ancient fable on the value of thrift.
Author(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
The Great Minu (1974)
A traditional African folk tale.
Author(s):
Beth P. Wilson
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
The Green Lion of Zion Street (1988)
A group of children waiting for the school bus in the fog scare themselves with the thought of the lion crouching nearby.
Author(s):
Julia Fields
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Gulliver’s Travels (1977)
A satirical look at human society through the eyes of giants, midgets and horses.
Author(s):
Jonathan Swift
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Half a Moon and One Whole Star (1986)
A poem about a young girl falling asleep.
Author(s):
Crescent Dragonwagon
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
The Hired Hand (1997)
The lazy son of the sawmill owner attempts to copy the magic of the new worker, with devastating results.
Author(s):
Robert D. San Souci
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
A Home in the Barn (2018)
The animals snuggle up to the big red barn on a snowy night.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Home Place (1990)
A family out for a walk explores the site of an old house for clues about the people who lived there.
Author(s):
Crescent Dragonwagon
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
I Want To Be (1993)
A poetic answer to the perennial query “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Author(s):
Thylias Moss
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
In For Winter, Out for Spring (1991)
A collection of poems celebrating families throughout the year.
Author(s):
Arnold Adoff
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
In Plain Sight (2016)
Every afternoon when Sophie gets home from school she plays ‘look and find it’ with her grandpa.
Author(s):
Richard Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Jahdu (1980)
When his shadow steals his magic dust, Jahdu must try to get it back.
Author(s):
Virginia Hamilton
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
JD (1972)
Four short stories about a young African American boy.
Author(s):
Mari Evans
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Ji-Nongo-Nongo Means Riddles (1977)
A collection of riddles from African sources.
Author(s):
Verna Aardema
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
John Henry (1995)
Now John Henry was a steel driving man.
Author(s):
Julius Lester
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Journeys with Elijah (1999)
A collection of myths about appearances of the prophet to people in many times and places.
Author(s):
Barbara Diamond Goldin
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney