Books with author J. Pinkney

Handpicked by Amazon kids’ books editor, Seira Wilson, for Prime Book Box – a children’s subscription that inspires a love of reading.Jerry Pinkney's graceful take on the classic lullaby is now available as a board book--a perfect baby gift. As a curious little chipmunk leaves his nest to greet the twilight, he gazes at the glittering sky above him. He can't help but also notice the sparkling dewdrops on a spider's web, the lights of the fireflies, and the shimmers of moonlight on the water. "How I wonder what you are!" marvels the tiny creature, launching a dreamlike quest to reach for the stars.Inspired by one of our most popular children's lullabies, this board book edition of Jerry Pinkney's gentle world--where the loving arms of nature embrace us despite darkness or uncertainty--serenely lulls little ones to sleep.

This is a stunning, wordless version of one of Aesop's best-loved fables, from one of America's most acclaimed artists. This Aesop's fable is a favourite and familiar one: a mouse inadvertently disturbs a lion, who lets the mouse go...and is later himself freed by the mouse from a poacher's trap. Jerry Pinkney's jaw-droppingly gorgeous new wordless treatment is irresistible, its wealth of visual detail offering huge scope for the pages to be turned and the story retold over and over again. Spectacular. This title is a winner of the 2010 Caldecott Medal, the most prestigious award for children's book illustration in the United States. It is one of the world's favourite fables, retold exclusively in pictures and more eloquently than ever by a multi-award-winning artist. Words cannot express...

In this elegantly designed volume, more than sixty of Aesop's timeless fables have been carefully selected, humorously retold, and brought gloriously to life by four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Jerry Pinkney. Included are the Shepherd Boy and The Wolf, the Lion and the Mouse, the Tortoise and the Hare, plus many other charactersand moralsthat have inspired countless readers for centuries. With more than fifty magnificent full-color illustrations, this handsome edition is a must for every bookshelf.

UFOs * AMAZING ANIMALS * VANISHINGS * ESCAPES * DREAMSYou thought you had the world figured out, right? Wrong! Inside this mind-blowing book are some of the eeriest mysteries ever to puzzle the human race. Scientists can find no answers. Can you?UFOs THAT SWOOP ON SCHOOLSFrom the US, Canada and UK through Australia, New Zealand, Africa and Europe, hordes of students and teachers report visits by strange craft.PEOPLE WHO SEE THE FUTUREThe boy who pre-dreamed President Kennedy’s shooting – and tried in vain to warn him… the book that foretold the Titanic’s sinking… The dream that found a lost boy… the Star Wars moon mystery.ASTONISHING ANIMALSPlanet-shrinking powers of the stowaway dog… the bird that paid for its breakfast… life-saving pets that have saved whole cities… dolphins rescue rowers from storm-wracked sea.AND MUCH MORE!

A beautifully illustrated retelling of the beloved fairy tale from Caldecott Medal-winning author Jerry Pinkney For generations, children have been enchanted by the tale of the clever cat in fancy boots who outsmarts a king and a sorcerer to win a castle and a bride for his penniless master. The humor, the magic, and a lush Renaissance setting are all on glorious display, and a well-placed gatefold adds to the drama. This elegant new edition of Charles Perrault's folktale is essential for every child's library. Read it in tandem with other Pinkney classic picture books like The Little Red Hen and The Lion and the Mouse."This book is larger than life."-Library Media Connection

WEIRD AND WILD #2 IS HERE!Discover these mind-blowing TRUE stories, including:WORLD’S ‘WILD CHILDREN’ raised in forests by wolves and savage bears…ABANDONED SHIPS MYSTERYMary Celeste is only one among scores of craft found floating, deserted, at sea. Meals on tables, clothes neatly folded – but all the people gone, never to return…HAIR-RAISING HAUNTINGSThe ghost-soldiers who marched through solid stone walls… the brooding spectre of Abraham Lincoln who walks through the White House – witnessed, among others, by Winston Churchill…‘ALIEN’ SKY-MACHINES that shocked 19th-century America – decades before the first shaky airplanes flew…THE REAL ALICE-IN-WONDERLAND – and the phantom face…UNCANNY GLOW that baffled a country town for 60 years. Scientists and optical experts struggled to explain the light’s source – but all failed…AND MUCH MORE!These pages contain a wealth of well-documented reports about Planet Earth’s weirdest and wildest events.