In for Winter, Out for Spring

A native of Philadelphia, Jerry Pinkney studied at the Philadelphia College of Art (now University of the Arts), and in 1992, was awarded the university's Alumni Award. Jerry first began illustrating children's books in 1964 and has illustrated over eighty titles. He has been the recipient of four Caldecott Honor Medals and four Coretta Scott King Awards, as well as twice a Coretta Scott King Honor Award winner. His other awards include the 1998 nomination for the Hans Christian Andersen Illustration Medal, sponsored by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), and several gold and silver medals and the Hamilton King Award from the Society of Illustrators in New York City.In addition to his work in children's books, Jerry has had over twenty one-man retrospectives at major U.S. venues, including the Art Institute of Chicago and the California African American Museum in Los Angeles, California. He has exhibited in over one hundred group shows in the United States and throughout the world, and has held professorships teaching art at several universities. He lives with his wife, Gloria Jean, in Westchester County, New York.Adoff, Arnold is the author of 'In for Winter, Out for Spring' with ISBN 9780152386375 and ISBN 0152386378.