JERRY PINKNEY

They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service.

Obit Jerry Pinkney This combination of book cover images shows "The Tortoise & The Hare," "The Little Mermaid," and "The Lion and the Mouse," by Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers announced that Pinkney died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at age 82 after a brief, non-Covid related illness. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers announced that Pinkney died Wednesday at age 81 after a brief, non-COVID related illness. He was a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for best work by a Black artist, served on the U.S. Jerry Pinkney had teamed with Gloria Jean Pinkney, whom he had known since high school, on “The Sunday Outing" and “Back Home," both based on Gloria's childhood.

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 “The Sunday Outing,” has died at 81.