Welcome families of Green Elementary! This document provides information about illustrator Jerry Pinkney and his work. It highlights some of Pinkney's most notable books, including The Lion & The Mouse and Ain't Nobody a Stranger to Me. Quotes from Pinkney emphasize how his illustrations show gratitude for African American culture and draw from his experiences as a Black artist in America. The document also directs readers to learn more about the Coretta Scott King Book Award that Pinkney has won for his motivating and educational impact.

1. WELCOME FAMILIES OF
GREEN ELEMENTARY!
Illustrator Jerry Pinkney

2.  The Moon Over Star
 The African
 The Lion & The Mouse
 Ain’t Nobody a Stranger to Me

4. The award is given to
African American
authors and illustrators
for their motivating and
educational impact on
their readers.

5. Pinkney’s illustrations
show gratitude towards
the African American
culture and their
involvement within the
diverse society.

7. Illustrations are
“stunning, showing
power in landscape
and emotional
energy in posture.”
-Nina Lindsay

8. Notice the
captivating
image of the
skull engulfed in
the flames

10. His drawings begin
the same way:
Thumbnail,
sketches, detailed
and developed
drawings.

11. “I love the act of
making marks on
paper, and seeing
those marks develop
into a picture.”
- Jerry Pinkney

13. Can you see the
man and the
woman hidden in
the brush?

14. “Many of these speak to
my culture, while other
works are based on my
experience of being
Black in America.“
-Jerry Pinkney

15. “My strongest feelings
about a particular book
are tied to the
experience of creating
it.” -Jerry Pinkney
Jerry Pinkney

16. For more information about the Coretta
Scott King Book Award please go
to the American Library Association website.