Author & Illustrator

Brian Pinkney

Biography

Brian Pinkney has illustrated numerous acclaimed books for children, including Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song; On the Ball; The Faithful Friend; Duke Ellington; and In the Time of the Drums. His many awards include two Caldecott Honors, a Coretta Scott King Illustration Award, four Coretta Scott King Illustration Honors, and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award. Brian lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and frequent collaborator, Andrea Davis Pinkney. Visit him at BrianPinkney.net.

Adventures of Sparrowboy
The Littlest Drop
Brandon and the Baby
Hey Otter! Hey Beaver!
Baby Boy, You Are a Star!
Hello, Beautiful You!
Peek-A-You! (a Bright Brown Baby Board Book)
Count to LOVE!
Time for Kenny
Puppy Truck
Nya's Long Walk
Hip-Hop Lollipop

Most Popular Brian Pinkney Books

    picture • 40 Pages
    The Littlest Drop
    Brian Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney, Sascha Alper
    board • 16 Pages
    Pretty Brown Face
    Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney
    chapter • 32 Pages
    Dear Benjamin Banneker
    Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney
    chapter • 32 Pages
    Duke Ellington
    #2 in Series
    Andrea Pinkney, Brian Pinkney
    chapter • 122 Pages
    The Dark-Thirty
    Patricia McKissack, Brian Pinkney
    picture • 32 Pages
    Hip-Hop Lollipop
    Brian Pinkney, Susan Montanari

Book Stats

7
Authored
26
Illustrated
10
Collaborators

All Brian Pinkney Books

chapter • 32 Pages
Jojo's Flying Side Kick
Prebound-Sewn
$14.00$13.30
picture • 40 Pages
Adventures of Sparrowboy
Paperback
$8.99$8.58
picture • 40 Pages
The Littlest Drop
Hardcover
$18.99$17.97
picture • 40 Pages
Brandon and the Baby
Hardcover
$19.99$18.99
picture • 40 Pages
Hey Otter! Hey Beaver!
Hardcover
$18.99$17.97
board • 16 Pages
Baby Boy, You Are a Star!
Series
Board Book
$8.99$8.58
board • 20 Pages
Hello, Beautiful You!
#4 in Series
Board Book
$8.99$8.58
board • 20 Pages
Peek-A-You! (a Bright Brown Baby Board Book)
Series
Board book
$8.99$8.58
board • 10 Pages
Count to LOVE!
Series
Board Book
$8.99$8.36
picture • 40 Pages
Time for Kenny
3.8
Hardcover
$17.99$16.73
picture • 40 Pages
Puppy Truck
Hardcover
$17.99$16.73
picture • 32 Pages
Nya's Long Walk
Hardcover
$19.99$18.99
picture • 32 Pages
Hip-Hop Lollipop
Hardcover
$17.99$16.73
chapter • 128 Pages
Martin Rising
Hardcover
$19.99$18.99
picture • 32 Pages
In Your Hands
3.5
Hardcover
$17.99$16.73
chapter • 256 Pages
Hand in Hand
Hardcover
$24.99$23.74
picture • 32 Pages
Little Diva
Hardcover
$16.99$15.80
chapter • 32 Pages
Ella Fitzgerald
#3 in Series
Paperback
$6.99$6.74
picture • 40 Pages
Cendrillon
5.0
Hardcover
$19.99$18.99
chapter • 32 Pages
Duke Ellington
#2 in Series
Paperback
$8.99$8.58
board • 16 Pages
Pretty Brown Face
Board Book
$7.99$7.59
picture • 40 Pages
The Faithful Friend
Paperback
$8.99$8.58
chapter • 32 Pages
Dear Benjamin Banneker
Paperback
$7.99$7.59
picture • 40 Pages
Max Found Two Sticks
Hardcover
$7.99$7.43
chapter • 32 Pages
Alvin Ailey
Series
Paperback
$7.99$7.59
chapter • 122 Pages
The Dark-Thirty
Hardcover
$18.99$17.97

Collaborators

Jerry Pinkney
Sascha Alper
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Andrea Pinkney
Patricia McKissack
Susan Montanari
Linda Sue Park
Robert D. San Souci
LaChanze
Carole Boston Weatherford

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