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 celebrated illustrator Jerry ... he was 81. Pinkney was a legend in the world of children's publishing. He won a Caldecott medal for his 2010 picture book The Lion and The Mouse; he also ...

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 ...

He did it! After five Caldecott honor books (not too bad), Jerry Pinkney finally brought home the gold with The Lion and the Mouse (Little, Brown; 36 pages $16.99; ages 3-6). Announcement of 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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK >> 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 ...