Jerry
Pinkney, recipient of
the second annual Virginia Hamilton Literary Award,
has been illustrating children's books for more than 35 years. He has the
rare distinction of being the recipient of four Caldecott Honor Medals;
namely, for John Henry by Julius Lester, The Talking Eggs by
Robert D. San Souci, Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia McKissack,
and most recently The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen.
He has received the Coretta Scott King Award four times and a Coretta Scott
King Honor Award twice. Many of his books have been cited as notable books
by the American Library Association and the National Council of Social
Studies/Children's Book Council. In 1990, Tales of Uncle Remus by
Julius Lester was recognized as one of the best books of the decade by
Booklist. In addition to The Ugly Duckling, he has recently
illustrated Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Match Girl as well
as Julius Lester's Black Cowboy, Wild Horses and Barbara Diamond
Golden's Journeys of Elijah: Eight Tales of the Prophet. He has
also designed postage stamps for the United States Postal Service Black
Heritage Series and was part of the artistic team for the space shuttle
Columbia. He has said of his work that his goal is "to continue acting
as a role model, sharing my time with young artists and children. As for
the work itself, my interest is in doing more multicultural projects."
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