"Our visitors need to recognize themselves and their culture in our galleries," said William R. Valerio, CEO of the Woodmere ...

A brave hummingbird does what she can to fight a fire in Sascha Alper's new book. It was one of the last projects illustrator Jerry Pinkney worked on before he died. His son Brian finished it for him.

Andrea Davis Pinkney, a trustee of the Eric Carle Museum and Jerry Pinkney's daughter-in-law, said Pinkney could relate to kids who felt small. ANDREA DAVIS PINKNEY: Jerry Pinkney was the youngest ...

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has announced the acquisition of 40 artworks by Jerry Pinkney, including the iconic 2009 cover illustration for Caldecott Medal winner THE LION & THE MOUSE.

This summer, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will present five exhibitions specially designed for children and their families in an event called Art Splash. The exhibitions, which will take place in… ...

Jerry Pinkney, an illustrator who brought new life to old fairy tales — and to children’s literature as a whole — with radiant picture books celebrating African American people and culture ...

He tells this story toward the end of JUST JERRY: How Drawing Shaped My Life (Little, Brown, 160 pp., $17.99, ages 8 to 12), his autobiography for young readers.

Growing up in the 1940s in the working class Philadelphia neighborhood of Germantown, there was always enough for Jerry Pinkney and his five siblings, but never a lot of extras.

Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney illustrated more than 100 books that celebrated Black life and culture. When he died in October 2021, he left unfinished works that his family and publishers have ...

Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney, acclaimed for his picture books honoring his Black heritage as well as for his richly detailed retold fairy and folktales, died on October 20 at 81.

Go to a library or bookstore, and you can surround yourself with Pinkneys. There are Jerry and Gloria. Brian and Andrea. Myles and Sandra. Shelves and shelves of Pinkneys. Maybe you’ve seen J… ...

Illustrator Jerry Pinkney honored in ‘Art… Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Search. 50°F. Thursday, October 10th 2024 ...