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    Jerry Pinkney, author portrait

    Jerry Pinkney

    JERRY PINKNEY was one of America’s most acclaimed illustrators. He won the Caldecott Medal, five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, five Coretta Scott King Honors, five New York Times Best Illustrated Awards, the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the Society of Illustrators’ Original Art Show Lifetime Achievement Award, and many other prizes and honors. His long list of celebrated titles includes Mirandy and Brother Wind, The Little Red Hen, The Little Match Girl, and The Lion & The Mouse. 

    His family includes a number of acclaimed children's book creators: his son, artist Brian Pinkney; his daughter-in-law, author and children's book editor Andrea Davis Pinkney; and his granddaughter, author-illustrator Charnelle Pinkney Barlow.

    Jerry Pinkney passed away on October 20, 2021 at the age of 81.
    The Littlest Drop
    The Littlest Drop
    Sascha Alper , Jerry Pinkney , Brian Pinkney
    9780593309124
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Apr 01, 2025
    Anne Schwartz Books
    10-1/2 x 10-1/2
    Black Cowboy, Wild Horses
    Black Cowboy, Wild Horses
    Julius Lester , Jerry Pinkney
    9780593406182
    $9.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 28, 2021
    Dial Books
    9-1/2 x 11-1/2
    The Christmas Boot
    The Christmas Boot
    Lisa Wheeler , Jerry Pinkney
    9780803741348
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 18, 2016
    Rocky Pond Books
    10 x 11-1/2
    Puss in Boots
    Puss in Boots
    Jerry Pinkney , Jerry Pinkney
    9780147515759
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Nov 03, 2015
    Dial Books
    10 x 11-1/2
    In the Forest of Your Remembrance
    In the Forest of Your Remembrance
    Gloria Jean Pinkney , Jerry Pinkney , Brian Pinkney
    9780399186202
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Jun 02, 2015
    Dial Books
    6 x 9
    The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll
    The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll
    Patricia C. McKissack , Jerry Pinkney
    9780307554239
    Ebook
    Oct 26, 2011
    Schwartz & Wade
    Three Little Kittens
    Three Little Kittens
    Jerry Pinkney , Jerry Pinkney
    9780803735330
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 30, 2010
    Dial Books
    10 x 10-1/2
    The Moon Over Star
    The Moon Over Star
    Dianna Hutts Aston , Jerry Pinkney
    9780803731073
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 16, 2008
    Dial Books
    9 x 11
    Tales of Uncle Remus (Puffin Modern Classics)
    Tales of Uncle Remus (Puffin Modern Classics)
    The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
    Julius Lester , Jerry Pinkney
    9780142407202
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 28, 2006
    Puffin Books
    5 x 7
    The Little Red Hen
    The Little Red Hen
    Jerry Pinkney , Jerry Pinkney
    9780803729353
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    May 18, 2006
    Dial Books
    10-1/2 x 10
    The Little Match Girl
    The Little Match Girl
    Hans Christian Andersen , Jerry Pinkney
    9780142301883
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 23, 2002
    Dial Books
    9 x 11-1/2
    Minty
    Minty
    A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
    Alan Schroeder , Jerry Pinkney
    9780140561968
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 01, 2000
    Puffin Books
    9-1/2 x 11-1/2
    John Henry
    John Henry
    Julius Lester , Jerry Pinkney
    9780140566222
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 01, 1999
    Puffin Books
    9-1/2 x 11-1/2
    Uncle Remus: the Complete Tales
    Uncle Remus: the Complete Tales
    Julius Lester , Jerry Pinkney
    9780803724518
    $50.00 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 01, 1999
    Dial Books
    6 x 9
    Back Home
    Back Home
    Gloria Jean Pinkney , Jerry Pinkney
    9780140565478
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 01, 1999
    Puffin Books
    9 x 11
    Mirandy and Brother Wind
    Mirandy and Brother Wind
    Patricia McKissack , Jerry Pinkney
    9780679883333
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 13, 1997
    Dragonfly Books
    9 x 11
    The Talking Eggs
    The Talking Eggs
    Robert D. San Souci , Jerry Pinkney
    9780803706194
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 29, 1989
    Dial Books
    10 x 10
    The Patchwork Quilt
    The Patchwork Quilt
    Valerie Flournoy , Jerry Pinkney
    9780803700970
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Mar 29, 1985
    Dial Books
    8-7/16 x 10-1/2

    Books

    The Littlest Drop
    The Littlest Drop
    Sascha Alper, Jerry Pinkney, Brian Pinkney
    9780593309124
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Apr 01, 2025
    Anne Schwartz Books
    10-1/2 x 10-1/2
    Black Cowboy, Wild Horses
    Black Cowboy, Wild Horses
    Julius Lester, Jerry Pinkney
    9780593406182
    $9.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 28, 2021
    Dial Books
    9-1/2 x 11-1/2
    The Christmas Boot
    The Christmas Boot
    Lisa Wheeler, Jerry Pinkney
    9780803741348
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 18, 2016
    Rocky Pond Books
    10 x 11-1/2
    Puss in Boots
    Puss in Boots
    Jerry Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney
    9780147515759
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Nov 03, 2015
    Dial Books
    10 x 11-1/2
    In the Forest of Your Remembrance
    In the Forest of Your Remembrance
    Gloria Jean Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney, Brian Pinkney
    9780399186202
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Jun 02, 2015
    Dial Books
    6 x 9
    The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll
    The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll
    Patricia C. McKissack, Jerry Pinkney
    9780307554239
    $4.99 US
    Ebook
    Oct 26, 2011
    Schwartz & Wade
    Three Little Kittens
    Three Little Kittens
    Jerry Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney
    9780803735330
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 30, 2010
    Dial Books
    10 x 10-1/2
    The Moon Over Star
    The Moon Over Star
    Dianna Hutts Aston, Jerry Pinkney
    9780803731073
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 16, 2008
    Dial Books
    9 x 11
    Tales of Uncle Remus (Puffin Modern Classics)
    Tales of Uncle Remus (Puffin Modern Classics)
    The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
    Julius Lester, Jerry Pinkney
    9780142407202
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 28, 2006
    Puffin Books
    5 x 7
    The Little Red Hen
    The Little Red Hen
    Jerry Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney
    9780803729353
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    May 18, 2006
    Dial Books
    10-1/2 x 10
    The Little Match Girl
    The Little Match Girl
    Hans Christian Andersen, Jerry Pinkney
    9780142301883
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 23, 2002
    Dial Books
    9 x 11-1/2
    Minty
    Minty
    A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
    Alan Schroeder, Jerry Pinkney
    9780140561968
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 01, 2000
    Puffin Books
    9-1/2 x 11-1/2
    John Henry
    John Henry
    Julius Lester, Jerry Pinkney
    9780140566222
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 01, 1999
    Puffin Books
    9-1/2 x 11-1/2
    Uncle Remus: the Complete Tales
    Uncle Remus: the Complete Tales
    Julius Lester, Jerry Pinkney
    9780803724518
    $50.00 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 01, 1999
    Dial Books
    6 x 9
    Back Home
    Back Home
    Gloria Jean Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney
    9780140565478
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 01, 1999
    Puffin Books
    9 x 11
    Mirandy and Brother Wind
    Mirandy and Brother Wind
    Patricia McKissack, Jerry Pinkney
    9780679883333
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 13, 1997
    Dragonfly Books
    9 x 11
    The Talking Eggs
    The Talking Eggs
    Robert D. San Souci, Jerry Pinkney
    9780803706194
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 29, 1989
    Dial Books
    10 x 10
    The Patchwork Quilt
    The Patchwork Quilt
    Valerie Flournoy, Jerry Pinkney
    9780803700970
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Mar 29, 1985
    Dial Books
    8-7/16 x 10-1/2

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