Jerry Pinkney
(1939 - 0)
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
The Nightingale (2002)
Cast aside for a mechanical marvel, the nightingale does not abandon its song.
Noah’s Ark (2002)
Forty days and forty nights it rained on the earth while Noah and his family and the animals in the ark floated on the waters.
The Bible
The Old African (2005)
Jaja, the Old African, leads his fellow slaves, walking across the ocean to Africa.
The Patchwork Quilt (1985)
Helping her mother and grandmother sew a quilt, Tanya learns about her family history.
The Porcupine and the Tiger (1969)
Tiger claims kingship of the beasts, but porcupine begs to differ.
Pretend You’re a Cat (1990)
A collection of activity rhymes for young children.
Puss in Boots (2012)
When the miller’s youngest son is left only a cat, he little realizes what a cat Puss is.
Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion (1989)
Rabbit steals the honey from the bee tree under the lion’s nose.
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1997)
The story of a mongoose who protected his people from the cobras.
Jerry Pinkney
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1976)
A clear-eyed look at the American south at the time of the Great Depression through the eyes of a young African American girl.
Roots of Time (1974)
A brief sociological study of the lives of African peoples.
Elliott Percival Skinner
Sam and the Tigers (1996)
A retelling of Little Black Sambo.
Julius Lester
Shoes, Pennies and Rockets (1968)
A collection of twenty singing games for children.
Song of the Trees (1975)
Cassie Logan does not want her mother to sell their timber while her father is away working on the railroad during the Great Depression.
A Starlit Somersault Downhill (1993)
A rabbit accepts a bear’s invitation to spend the winter in the bear’s cave, but soon repents of his decision and escapes to the wild.
Strange Animals of the Sea (1987)
A collection of popups about unusual sea creatures.
The Sunday Outing (1994)
Ernestine finally gets to ride on the train to visit her relations in Lumberton, North Carolina.
Sweethearts of Rhythm (2009)
During World War II, a group of girls from a boarding school in Mississippi formed a swing band and toured the country.
Tales From Africa (1978)
A collection of folk tales from Africa. This edition has a new cover illustration.
The Tales of Uncle Remus (1987)
This is the first volume of Uncle Remus stories, retold in a more readable dialect, from these collaborators.
Julius Lester