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
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses
The Christmas Boot
Puss in Boots
In the Forest of Your Remembrance
The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll
Three Little Kittens
The Moon Over Star
Tales of Uncle Remus (Puffin Modern Classics)
The Little Red Hen
The Little Match Girl
Minty
John Henry
Uncle Remus: the Complete Tales
Back Home
Mirandy and Brother Wind
The Talking Eggs
The Patchwork Quilt

Books

The Littlest Drop
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses
The Christmas Boot
Puss in Boots
In the Forest of Your Remembrance
The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll
Three Little Kittens
The Moon Over Star
Tales of Uncle Remus (Puffin Modern Classics)
The Little Red Hen
The Little Match Girl
Minty
John Henry
Uncle Remus: the Complete Tales
Back Home
Mirandy and Brother Wind
The Talking Eggs
The Patchwork Quilt