Jerry Pinkney

In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable set in the African Serengeti, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when she rescues the King of the Jungle.

Three billy goats must outwit the big, ugly troll that lives under the bridge they have to cross on their way up the mountain.

Illustrations and minimal text relate the familiar fable of the race between a slow tortoise and a quick but foolish hare.

Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.

The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life.

In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of indignities and obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places in town: the public library.

Eight-year-old Ernestine returns to visit relatives on the North Carolina farm where she was born.

A book of silly talk, fanciful nonsense, and intricate pictures.

A retelling of the classic Afro-American tales relating the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.

The summer night is full of wonderful sounds and scents as Susan falls asleep.