“I remember them so clearly.” Why does he enjoy them so much? “Part of their pull is that when I’m physically working on the art, I feel a presence of that time–I connect with my family and with my growing up years so it is a way of going back.” Most of all, those stories “fired up my imagination and I hope it will do the same for children today,” he says. “Aesop’s fables are a direct route back to my childhood,” explains Jerry. “Storytelling was my library,” Jerry fondly recalls, “and became an important piece of the fabric of my world.” Hans Christian Andersen, Uncle Remus, and Aesop were favorites of his mother and those moments of wonder, humor, and mystery have revealed themselves again and again in her son’s work for the past 50 years. Is there is a more beloved creator in the world of children’s books than Jerry Pinkney? He is the patriarch of a respected dynasty, he has brought favorite fables of childhood to contemporary children, and he is a tireless advocate for the power of the story.Īlthough Jerry Pinkney grew up in a family with a rich tradition of oral storytelling, he did not have easy access to a library or bookstore.
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