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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life [Pinkney, Jerry] Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life [Pinkney, Jerry]
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life [Pinkney, Jerry] Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life [Pinkney, Jerry]

Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life [Pinkney, Jerry]

By Jerry Pinkney

$17.99

Publication Date: January 17, 2023

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Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

An inspiring memoir of one of the most acclaimed children’s book illustrators of all time, sharing the story of a young artist who finds the courage to follow his passion against all odds.

Jerry Pinkney drew everywhere, all the time. It was how he made sense of the world—how he coped with the stress of being a sensitive child growing up in crowded spaces, struggling with a learning disability, in a time when the segregation of Black Americans was the norm. Only drawing could offer him a sense of calm, control, and confidence. When friends and siblings teased him about having the nickname “Jerry” as his only name, his mother always said, “Just ‘Jerry’ is enough. He’ll make something of that name someday.” And so he did, eventually becoming one of the most celebrated children’s book illustrators of all time and paving the way for countless other Black artists. 

Jerry’s vivid recollections and lively sketchbook drawings of his youth in postwar America tell an inspiring story of how a hardworking boy pursued his passion in less-than-ideal circumstances and became a legendary artist against all odds.

About the Author

Jerry Pinkney (1939-2021) was one of the most heralded children's book illustrators of all time and illustrated more than 100 books. He had the rare distinction of being the recipient of five Caldecott Honors and the winner of the 2010 Caldecott Medal for The Lion and the Mouse, and created several companion books: The Tortoise & the Hare, The Grasshopper & the Ants, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, and The Little Mermaid. He won the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award five times and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor four times. Jerry received several major lifetime achievement awards and was also the first children's book illustrator elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He lived with his wife, author Gloria Jean Pinkney, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.

Format: Hardcover

Length: 160 pages

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Publication Date: January 17, 2023

ISBN: 9780316383851

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