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Jerry Pinkney

Born

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The United States

December 22, 1939

Died

October 20, 2021

Website

http://www.jerrypinkneystudio.com/

Genre

Children's

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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. ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 119,682 ratings · 11,715 reviews · 160 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Ugly Duckling 4.13 avg rating — 43,242 ratings — published 1843 — 640 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lion and the Mouse 4.23 avg rating — 24,477 ratings — published 2009 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Noah's Ark 4.26 avg rating — 1,955 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tortoise & the Hare 4.08 avg rating — 1,746 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Red Hen 4.18 avg rating — 1,465 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aesop's Fables 4.23 avg rating — 1,110 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Red Riding Hood 4.05 avg rating — 1,039 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Billy Goats Gruff 4.09 avg rating — 825 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grasshopper & the Ants 3.78 avg rating — 735 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Mermaid 4.20 avg rating — 656 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“…this story offers far more than a simple moral of how the meek can trump the mighty.”
― Jerry Pinkney

tags: aesop-s-fables, detail, inspiration, wordless-children-s-book

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Now that we have a winner, Journey, lets choose an honor award. Which book should receive our first honor award?

Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown

17 votes 29.8%

Locomotive by Brian Floca

9 votes 15.8%

The Dark by Lemony Snicket

7 votes 12.3%

Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner

6 votes 10.5%

Hank Finds an Egg by Rebecca Dudley

5 votes 8.8%

How to Train a Train by Jason Carter Eaton

4 votes 7.0%

If You Want to See a Whale by Julie Fogliano

4 votes 7.0%

On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne

3 votes 5.3%

The Tortoise & the Hare by Jerry Pinkney

2 votes 3.5%

57 total votes

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