Jerry Pinkney
By: Sheila Griffin Llanas
Contributors: Pinkney, Jerry
Series: Children's illustrators; Checkerboard biography library; Children's illustrators; Checkerboard biography library
Publisher: ABDO Pub. Co.; ABDO Publishing Company
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781617832475
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Illustrators; African Americans; Biography
Description: Presents the life and work of the children's book illustrator, from his childhood in Philadelphia to his success as an illustrator, highlighting the books he has worked on and the awards he has received.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Lifelong storyteller; title: Philadelphia childhood; title: Art and academics; title: From art to artist; title: Taking a stand; title: Growing recognition; title: Winning style; title: No words needed; title: Glossary.