As many of you may be aware, acclaimed children's literature writer and illustrator, Jerry Pinkney, passed away at age 81 on Wednesday, October 20, 2021.
Perhaps you are familiar with his Caldecott Medal-winning book, The Lion and the Mouse?
My favorite Pinkney work is his illustrations for Rudyard Kipling's classic Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. The length and breadth of his work are amazing, and in 2016, he received the Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement award.
Do you know about the work he did with the United States Postal Service? Jerry Pinkney illustrated a number of postal stamps for the USPS's Black Heritage series.
I am sharing a few that we have in our collection.
Whitney Moore Young: Black Heritage Series. Scott's 1875 Issued January 30, 1981
Harriet Tubman: Black Heritage Series. Scott's 1744 Issued February 1, 1978
Benjamin Banneker: Black Heritage Series. Scott's 1804. Issued February 15, 1980
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Black Heritage Series. Scott's 1771. Issued January 13, 1979
