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Jerry Pinkney


Born
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The United States
December 22, 1939

Died
October 20, 2021

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Genre
Children's


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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The Lion and the Mouse
4.22 avg rating — 24,324 ratings — published 2009 — 26 editions
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Noah's Ark
4.26 avg rating — 1,926 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions
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The Tortoise & the Hare
4.08 avg rating — 1,719 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions
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The Little Red Hen
4.18 avg rating — 1,452 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions
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Aesop's Fables
4.24 avg rating — 1,071 ratings — published 2000 — 12 editions
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Little Red Riding Hood
4.05 avg rating — 1,029 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff
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The Grasshopper & the Ants
3.77 avg rating — 713 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions
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The Little Mermaid
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Three Little Kittens
3.85 avg rating — 566 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions
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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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