Book Awards & Distinctions
for Jerry Pinkney
6 Lifetime Achievement Awards 112 Total Book Awards
A Place to Land (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2019
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Character Building Selection, 2020
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2020
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2020
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2019
The Lion and the Mouse (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2010
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2009
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2009
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Winner, 2010
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2010
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Winner, 2010
Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life (6)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Arts Selection, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
A Walk in the Woods (6)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2023
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Character Building Selection, 2024
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2023
Goin' Someplace Special (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2002
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2002
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2002
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1997
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Winner, 1997
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 1997
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 1997
The Three Billy Goats Gruff (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Read Aloud Selection, 2017
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
The Tortoise & the Hare (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2013
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2013
The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2024
Commended, 2008
John Henry (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1995
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 1995
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
The Little Red Hen (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2007
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2006
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Mirandy and Brother Wind (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1988
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Winner, 1989
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 1989
Noah's Ark (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2003
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2003
The Patchwork Quilt (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1985
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Winner, 1986
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Winner, 1986
Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2010
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2010
The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1989
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 1990
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 1990
The Ugly Duckling (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2000
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2000
Aesop's Fables (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2001
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir (2)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 1980
Count on Your Fingers African Style (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1980
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 1981
God Bless the Child (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2005
Half a Moon and One Whole Star (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1986
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Winner, 1987
In Plain Sight: A Game (2)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2017
Little Red Riding Hood (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2008
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
The Moon Over Star (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2009
The Old African (2)
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2006
Song of the Trees (2)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 1976
The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2)
Turtle in July (2)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1989
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1989
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Drylongso (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992
The Grasshopper & the Ants (1)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2016
Home Place (1)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Picture Book Winner, 1991
I Want to Be (1)
In for Winter, Out for Spring (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1991
The Little Mermaid (1)
Mary McLeod Bethune (1)
Pretend You're a Cat (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1990
Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion: A Swahili Tale (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1989
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
Sam and the Tigers: A New Telling of Little Black Sambo (1)
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012