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Jerry Pinkney (born December 22, 1939) is an American illustrator of children's books. He won the 2010 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing ''The Lion & the Mouse'',〔 a wordless version of Aesop's fable.〔 He also has five Caldecott Honors.〔 He has five Coretta Scott King Awards, four New York Times Best Illustrated Awards (most recently in 2006 for ''Little Red Hen''), four Gold and four Silver medals from the Society of Illustrators, and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (''John Henry'', 1994). In 2000 he was given the Virginia Hamilton Literary award from Kent State University and in 2004 the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for outstanding contributions in the field of children’s literature. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, Pinkney was U.S. nominee in 1998 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books.〔〔 ==Biography== Pinkney was born in the Germantown section of Philadelphia in 1939, and began drawing at the age of four. As a child, he had great difficulty with dyslexia in elementary school. However, his love of and talent for drawing was useful in elevating his self-esteem and gaining the attention of his teachers and classmates. In junior high school his work was noticed by cartoonist John Liney, who encouraged him to pursue the career of an artist. Pinkney concentrated on commercial art at the Dobbins Vocational School as a teen, and was granted a full scholarship to the Philadelphia Museum College of Art, (now University of the Arts) where he met his wife Gloria. Upon graduation, he held a variety of positions in the field of design and illustration, including as a greeting card designer. Eventually he founded Kaleidoscope Studios with fellow artists, and two years later he opened his own Jerry Pinkney Studio and focused on illustrating children’s books. Pinkney's illustrative work often incorporates African American motifs. His works include Patricia C. McKissack's ''Goin' Someplace Special'', a story of segregation in mid-century South. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jerry Pinkney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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