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Just Jerry : how drawing shaped my life : a memoir / Jerry Pinkney.

Pinkney, Jerry, (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:
Jerry Pinkney drew everywhere, all the time, ever since he was old enough to hold a pencil. It was how he made sense of the world - how he coped with the stress of being a sensitive child growing up in crowded spaces, struggling with a learning disability, amid widespread discrimination against Black Americans. Only drawing could offer him a sense of calm, control, and confidence. When friends and siblings teased him about having the nickname "Jerry" as his first name, his mother always said, "Just 'Jerry" is enough. He'll make something of that name." And so he did, eventually becoming one of the most celebrated children's book illustrators of all time and paving the way for countless other Black artists. How did he do it? Jerry's vivid recollections and lively sketchbook drawings of his youth in postwar America tell an inspiring story of how a hardworking boy pursues his passion and became a legendary artist against all odds.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316383851
  • ISBN: 0316383856
  • Physical Description: 146 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12 Little, Brown and Company.
Subject: Pinkney, Jerry > Juvenile literature.
Pinkney, Jerry > Childhood and youth > Juvenile literature.
Illustrators > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American illustrators > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Autobiographies.
Illustrated works.

Available copies

  • 27 of 27 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 27 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library JB PIN (Text) 37268003146727 AHMFL Juvenile Biography Available -
Altoona Area Public Library JB PIN (Text) 33240005165041 Juvenile Biography Available -
Boyertown Community Library J PIN (Text) 33249025661004 Children's Biography Available -
Brandywine Community Library J PIN (Text) 33249025022504 Children's Biography Available -
Dalton Community Library JUV 92 PINKNEY (Text) 50689010457892 Juv Nonfiction Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Kids Pinkney Biography (Text) 34001001434784 Childrens Area Available -
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) J 921 PINKNEY (Text) 91083897 GFWM Robinson Room Available -
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Kids PINKNEY Biography (Text) 34007002483985 Childrens Area Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Juv B Pinkney (Text) 39427103720983 Story Hour Room: Juvenile Biography Available -
Juniata County Library J 92 PINKNEY (Text) 39640100651981 JUNM Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -


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