Jerry Pinkney: 1939-2021
The great Jerry Pinkney passed away yesterday at 81.
I had a chance to talk with him once. We were seated next to each other at the 2013 Newbery/Caldecott Banquet. He was kind and gracious, down-to-earth, and funny. I’ve always treasured that night.
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He was an incredible artist and one of the best picture book makers to ever do it, with seven (!) Caldecott Honor awards before winning the Caldecott Medal for The Lion & the Mouse.
What a wonderful person and what a loss.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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