Just Jerry : how drawing shaped my life /
a memoir by Caldecott medalist Jerry Pinkney.
- 146 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes timeline of key dates and select accomplishments. OBOB Elementary 2024-2025.
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.
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.