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Jerry Pinkney

Author, Illustrator

(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.

Author(s): Hans Christian Andersen
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

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.

Author(s): Jerry Pinkney
The Bible
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 2003

The Old African (2005)

Jaja, the Old African, leads his fellow slaves, walking across the ocean to Africa.

Author(s): Julius Lester
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

The Patchwork Quilt (1985)

Helping her mother and grandmother sew a quilt, Tanya learns about her family history.

Author(s): Valerie Flournoy
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

The Porcupine and the Tiger (1969)

Tiger claims kingship of the beasts, but porcupine begs to differ.

Author(s): Fern Powell
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Pretend You’re a Cat (1990)

A collection of activity rhymes for young children.

Author(s): Jean Marzollo
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Puss in Boots (2012)

When the miller’s youngest son is left only a cat, he little realizes what a cat Puss is.

Author(s): Jerry Pinkney
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion (1989)

Rabbit steals the honey from the bee tree under the lion’s nose.

Author(s): Verna Aardema
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1997)

The story of a mongoose who protected his people from the cobras.

Author(s): Rudyard Kipling
Jerry Pinkney
Illustrator(s): 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.

Author(s): Mildred D. Taylor
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal - 1977

Roots of Time (1974)

A brief sociological study of the lives of African peoples.

Sam and the Tigers (1996)

A retelling of Little Black Sambo.

Author(s): Helen Bannerman
Julius Lester
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Shoes, Pennies and Rockets (1968)

A collection of twenty singing games for children.

Author(s): Ralph Alan Dale
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

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.

Author(s): Mildred D. Taylor
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

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.

Author(s): Nancy Willard
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Strange Animals of the Sea (1987)

A collection of popups about unusual sea creatures.

Author(s): Jane Heath Buxton
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

The Sunday Outing (1994)

Ernestine finally gets to ride on the train to visit her relations in Lumberton, North Carolina.

Author(s): Gloria Jean Pinkney
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

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.

Author(s): Marilyn Nelson
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Tales From Africa (1978)

A collection of folk tales from Africa. This edition has a new cover illustration.

Author(s): Lila Green
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

The Tales of Uncle Remus (1987)

This is the first volume of Uncle Remus stories, retold in a more readable dialect, from these collaborators.

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