Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Jerry Pinkney, 81, died on Wednesday of a brief non-Covid related illness. He was the illustrator of more than 100 books and received a Caldecott Honor five times, as well as the Caldecott Medal in 2010 for The Lion and the Mouse. “Jerry’s indefatigable attention to, and love of his craft was unmatched, and he never stopped asking for his work to be pushed and challenged,” said Megan Tingley, executive vice president and publisher at his publisher, Little Brown Children’s. “Everyone he worked with was touched by his infectious delight in the act of creation, which never […]