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Jerry Pinkney


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

Died
October 20, 2021

Website

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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Average rating: 4.14 · 120,484 ratings · 11,829 reviews · 164 distinct works • Similar authors
The Lion and the Mouse
4.23 avg rating — 24,554 ratings — published 2009 — 19 editions
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Noah's Ark
4.26 avg rating — 1,962 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions
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The Tortoise & the Hare
4.08 avg rating — 1,758 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions
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The Little Red Hen
4.18 avg rating — 1,479 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions
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Aesop's Fables
4.23 avg rating — 1,132 ratings — published 2000 — 11 editions
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Little Red Riding Hood
4.05 avg rating — 1,051 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff
4.10 avg rating — 833 ratings — 2 editions
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The Grasshopper & the Ants
3.78 avg rating — 748 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions
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The Little Mermaid
4.20 avg rating — 660 ratings — published 2020
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Three Little Kittens
3.86 avg rating — 580 ratings — published 2010 — 4 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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