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The Top Book List

Author

Jerry Pinkney

Honors

1 Caldecott Medal win, 5 Coretta Scott King Book Awards wins, 4 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honors, 5 Caldecott Medal honors, 2 Texas Bluebonnet Award shortlistings

AwardYearBook
Caldecott Medal Winner2010The Lion & the Mouse
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner2002Goin' Someplace Special
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner1997Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner1989Mirandy and Brother Wind
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner1987Half a Moon and One Whole Star
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner1986The Patchwork Quilt
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor2017In Plain Sight
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor2005God Bless the Child
Caldecott Medal Honor2003Noah's Ark
Caldecott Medal Honor2000The Ugly Duckling
Caldecott Medal Honor1995John Henry
Caldecott Medal Honor1990The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor1990The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South
Caldecott Medal Honor1989Mirandy and Brother Wind
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor1981Count on Your Fingers African Style
Texas Bluebonnet Award Shortlist2004Goin' Someplace Special
Texas Bluebonnet Award Shortlist1992The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South

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