Book Awards & Distinctions
for Jerry Pinkney
6 Lifetime Achievement Awards 112 Total Book Awards
A Place to Land (10)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2019

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2019

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Character Building Selection, 2020

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2019

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2020

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Winner, 2020

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2019
The Lion and the Mouse (8)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2009

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Winner, 2010

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2009

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2010

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Winner, 2010
Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life (6)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Arts Selection, 2023

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023

Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
A Walk in the Woods (6)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2023

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Character Building Selection, 2024

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2023
Goin' Someplace Special (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2002

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2002

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2002
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman (5)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 1997

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1996

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Winner, 1997

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Illustration Winner, 1997

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 1997
The Three Billy Goats Gruff (4)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Read Aloud Selection, 2017

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2017

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
The Tortoise & the Hare (4)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2014

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2013

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2013
The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2008

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Commended, 2008
John Henry (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 1995

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 1995

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
The Little Red Hen (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2007

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2006
Mirandy and Brother Wind (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1988

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Winner, 1989

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 1989
Noah's Ark (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2003

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2003
The Patchwork Quilt (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1985

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Winner, 1986

Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2025
Author Winner, 1986
Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2010
The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1989

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 1990

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 1990
The Ugly Duckling (3)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2000

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000

Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2025
Honor, 2000
Aesop's Fables (2)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2001

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2001
Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir (2)

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 1980
Count on Your Fingers African Style (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1980

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 1981
God Bless the Child (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2005
Half a Moon and One Whole Star (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1986

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Winner, 1987
In Plain Sight: A Game (2)

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2016

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2017
Little Red Riding Hood (2)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2008

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
The Moon Over Star (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2009
The Old African (2)

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2006
Song of the Trees (2)

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 1976
The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2)
Turtle in July (2)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1989

NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1989
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Drylongso (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992
The Grasshopper & the Ants (1)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016
Home Place (1)

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Picture Book Winner, 1991
I Want to Be (1)
In for Winter, Out for Spring (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1991
The Little Mermaid (1)
Mary McLeod Bethune (1)
Pretend You're a Cat (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1990
Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion: A Swahili Tale (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1989
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
Sam and the Tigers: A New Telling of Little Black Sambo (1)
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (1)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012