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Book

Just Jerry : how drawing shaped my life : a memoir

Call Number

  • J 921 PINKNEY (CEN, EAS, OSH, POW)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group, 2023.

Physical Description

146 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Audience

Ages 8-12 Little, Brown and Company.

Summary

"Jerry Pinkney, Caldecott Medal winner and illustrator of over one hundred books, tells the story of his childhood and how he developed his artistic talent"--

Contents

  • pt. 1. Inside my front door. Through the back door ; Down the basement stairs ; On the second floor
  • pt. 2. Outside my front door. Surviving at school ; Running the streets ; Under the pier
  • pt. 3. Out in the world. In the country ; Working the newsstand ; Entering the studio
  • Epilogue : What happened next
  • Timeline.

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