Mottled, tawny illustrations show a mouse unwittingly taking refuge on a lion's back as it scurries ... many finely detailed, closeup images of the protagonists. Pinkney has no need for words ...

The lion spares the life of the mouse, and the mouse later rescues the lion. Children's book illustrator Jerry Pinkney gave this tale a lush and expansive life in 2009 and won the Caldecott Medal.

Jerry Pinkney, a prize-winning children’s book illustrator known for his richly textured images of Black life, fables and fairy tales in works ranging from “The Lion and the Mouse” to “The ...

Jerry Pinkney had a more modest ... including “The Lion and the Mouse,” for which he won the Caldecott Medal. Classical in style, his pictures are realistic, detailed and often romantic ...

Rebecca Stead's "When You Reach Me" and Jerry Pinkney's "The Lion and the Mouse" have received the top prizes in children's literature. Stead's intricate, time-traveling narrative set in 1970s ...

In Philadelphia, Tuesday was Jerry Pinkney ... Underground Railroad.” Pinkney is best known for his illustrated children’s books, which include The Lion and the Mouse, a wordless adaptation ...

Jerry Pinkney, a prize-winning children’s book illustrator known for his richly textured images of Black life, fables and fairy tales in works ranging from “The Lion and the Mouse” to “The ...

Jerry Pinkney, a prize-winning children’s book illustrator known for his richly textured images of Black life, fables and fairy tales in works ranging from “The Lion and the Mouse” to “The ...