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, died Oct.

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

Dan Santat and the late Jerry Pinkney draw from life (literally) in their memoirs for young readers. By David Small According to an apocryphal story, the 19th-century French illustrator Gustave Doré ...

Children’s book illustrator Jerry Pinkney, who died on Oct. 20 at the age of 81, was a cultural touchstone. Whether he was illustrating tales about Reverend Martin Luther King or Black cowboys, I ...

The collection includes the original cover of ‘The Lion and the Mouse’ and 39 related works of art from the book. When Isabel Ruiz Cano was in fifth grade in 2010, she loved Jerry Pinkney’s “The Lion ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Jerry Pinkney, an award-winning illustrator of more than 100 children's books, worked on another project ...

In kinetic sketches and sensorial prose both warm and electric, late Caldecott Medalist Pinkney recalls his post-WWII childhood and path toward making “something of my name.” Three quick-paced ...

When “I’m sorry for your loss” isn’t going to cut it, young readers might find solace, and solidarity, in story time. By Elisabeth Egan Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle ...

Jerry Pinkney, whose evocative illustrations won acclaim in bringing more than 100 children’s books to life, many with Black characters or images of Black history and culture, died Wednesday in Sleepy ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

Children's book illustrator Jerry Pinkney is busy moving his studio. The distance isn't far — the new studio is just across his yard in his house — but the amount of material he has to sift through is ...