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Jerry Pinkney

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Born: December 21 1939

Died: 1919 10 20212021

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Jerry Pinkney was an American illustrator and writer of children's literature. Pinkney illustrated more than 100 books, including picture books, nonfiction titles and novels. Pinkney's works addressed diverse themes and were usually done in watercolors. He was the recipient of five Caldecott Honor books and the winner of the Caldecott Medal for The Lion and the Mouse. He also won the Coretta Scott King Award five times, the Coretta Scott King Honor four times, and was nominated for the prestigious international Hans Christian Anderson Award.

Jerry Pinkney

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Born: December 21 1939

Died: 1919 10 20212021

Website: Go to Website

Jerry Pinkney was an American illustrator and writer of children's literature. Pinkney illustrated more than 100 books, including picture books, nonfiction titles and novels. Pinkney's works addressed diverse themes and were usually done in watercolors. He was the recipient of five Caldecott Honor books and the winner of the Caldecott Medal for The Lion and the Mouse. He also won the Coretta Scott King Award five times, the Coretta Scott King Honor four times, and was nominated for the prestigious international Hans Christian Anderson Award.

Books from Jerry Pinkney

The Ugly Duckling

4.1/5 ( ratings)

The Lion and the Mouse

4.2/5 ( ratings)

The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Nightjohn

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The Patchwork Quilt

4.3/5 ( ratings)

The Tortoise & the Hare

Mirandy and Brother Wind

A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation

4.4/5 ( ratings)

The Moon Over Star

4.1/5 ( ratings)

The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

The Grasshopper & the Ants

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Sam and the Tigers: A Retelling of 'Little Black Sambo'

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Sweethearts of Rhythm

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Uncle Remus: the Complete Tales

4.2/5 ( ratings)

The Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Half a Moon and One Whole Star

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Tanya's Reunion

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Goin' Someplace Special

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Journeys with Elijah: Eight Tales of the Prophet

4.1/5 ( ratings)