2016 WILDER AWARD WINNER
JERRY PINKNEY
"Brimming with warmth and imagination, Pinkney’s artwork graces a broad range of genres. His books of history, legend, and historical fiction often focus on the African American experience, while his illustrations for classic tales from Aesop, Grimm, and Andersen capture the humor, beauty, and pathos of those stories. His work has a liveliness, strength, and grace that cannot be taught."