Just Jerry : how drawing shaped my life : a memoir / Jerry Pinkney.
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.
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Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12 Little, Brown and Company. |
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Genre: | Autobiographies. Illustrated works. |
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- 27 of 27 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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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 | - |