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Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator Books in Order
97
Books
1843
First Book
2023
Latest Book
181
Years
Below you'll find the complete list of Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator series? Start with "Tales from Africa (By: Jerry Pinkney,Lila Green) (0)" (1843) and follow publication order through all 97 books.
The complete Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
1
Tales from Africa (By: Jerry Pinkney,Lila Green) (0)
1843
2
Tales from Africa (By: Jerry Pinkney,Lila Green)
0
3
The Ugly Duckling (By: Jerry Pinkney)
0
4
The Little Match Girl (By: Jerry Pinkney)
0
5
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (By: Jerry Pinkney)
0
6
Early Autumn (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1927
7
The Flowering of New England (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1936
8
Lolita (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1955
9
Rabbit, Run (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1960
10
The Adventures of Spider (By: Jerry Pinkney,Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)
1964
11
The Year Around Book (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1965
12
This is Music for Kindergarten and Nursery School (By: Jerry Pinkney,Adeline McCall)
1965
13
The Traveling Frog (By: Jerry Pinkney,V. M. Garshin)
1966
14
A Book of Shapes & Sizes (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1966
15
The Beautiful Blue Jay, and other Tales of India (By: Jerry Pinkney,John W. Spellman)
1967
16
Even Tiny Ants Must Sleep (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1967
17
The Clock Museum (By: Jerry Pinkney,Ken. Sobol)
1967
18
Folktales and Fairytales of Africa (By: Jerry Pinkney,Lila Green)
1967
19
Shoes, Pennies, and Rockets (By: Jerry Pinkney,Ralph Alan Dale)
1968
20
Kostas the Rooster (By: Jerry Pinkney,Traudl)
1968
21
The Twin Witches of Fingle Fu (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1969
22
Juano and the Wonderful Fresh Fish. (By: Jerry Pinkney,Thelma. Shaw)
1969
23
Babushka and the Pig (By: Jerry Pinkney,Ann Trofimuk)
1969
24
The Porcupine and the Tiger (By: Jerry Pinkney,Fern Powell)
1970
25
Cora Annett's Homerhenry (By: Jerry Pinkney,Cora Annett)
1970
26
The King's Ditch (By: Jerry Pinkney,Francine Jacobs)
1971
27
The Planet of Junior Brown (By: Jerry Pinkney,Virginia Hamilton)
1971
28
Femi and Old Grandaddie (By: Jerry Pinkney,Adjai Robinson)
1972
29
JD (By: Jerry Pinkney,Mari Evans)
1973
30
Kasho and the Twin Flutes. (By: Jerry Pinkney,Adjai Robinson)
1973
31
Prince Littlefoot (By: Jerry Pinkney,Berniece Freschet)
1973
32
Mickey and Minny (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1973
33
The Great Minu (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1974
34
Roots of Time (By: Jerry Pinkney,Elliott P. Skinner)
1974
35
Song of the Trees (By: Jerry Pinkney,Mildred D. Taylor)
1975
36
Wuthering Heights (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1975
37
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (By: Jerry Pinkney,Mildred D. Taylor)
1975
38
Yagua Days (By: Jerry Pinkney,Cruz Martel)
1976
39
Gulliver's Travels (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1977
40
Selected plays (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1977
41
Ji-Nongo-Nongo Means Riddles (By: Jerry Pinkney,Verna Aardema)
1978
42
History of Tom Jones a Founding (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1978
43
Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir (By: Jerry Pinkney,Eloise Greenfield,Lessie Jones Little)
1979
44
Tonweya and the Eagles (By: Jerry Pinkney,Rosebud Yellow Robe)
1979
45
These Thirteen (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1979
46
More Adventures of Spider (By: Jerry Pinkney,Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)
1980
47
Count on Your Fingers African Style (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1980
48
The Covenant (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1980
49
Jahdu (By: Jerry Pinkney,Virginia Hamilton)
1980
50
Rabbit Redux (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1981
51
Monster Myths of Ancient Greece (By: Jerry Pinkney,William A. Wise)
1981
52
Apples On A Stick (By: Jerry Pinkney,Barbara Michels,Bettye White)
1983
53
The Patchwork Quilt (By: Jerry Pinkney,Valerie Flournoy)
1985
54
Wild Wild Sunflower Child Anna (By: Jerry Pinkney,Nancy White Carlstrom)
1987
55
Pop-Up: Strange Animals of the Sea (By: National Geographic Society,Jerry Pinkney,Jane Heath Buxton)
1987
56
Mirandy and Brother Wind (By: Jerry Pinkney,Patricia McKissack)
1988
57
The Green Lion of Zion Street (By: Jerry Pinkney,Julia Fields)
1988
58
More Tales of Uncle Remus (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1988
59
Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion (By: Jerry Pinkney,Verna Aardema)
1989
60
The Talking Eggs (By: Jerry Pinkney,Robert D. San Souci)
1989
61
Turtle in July (By: Jerry Pinkney,Marilyn Singer)
1989
62
Pretend You're a Cat (By: Jerry Pinkney,Jean Marzollo)
1990
63
The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket (By: Jerry Pinkney,Sonia Levitin)
1991
64
Their Eyes Were Watching God (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1991
65
David's Songs (By: Jerry Pinkney,Colin Eisler)
1992
66
Back Home (By: Jerry Pinkney,Gloria Jean Pinkney)
1992
67
Drylongso (By: Jerry Pinkney,Virginia Hamilton)
1992
68
A Starlit Somersault Downhill (By: Jerry Pinkney,Nancy Willard)
1993
69
I Want to Be (By: Jerry Pinkney,Thylias Moss)
1993
70
New Shoes for Silvia (By: Jerry Pinkney,Johanna Hurwitz)
1993
71
The Sunday Outing (By: Jerry Pinkney,Gloria Jean Pinkney)
1994
72
John Henry (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1994
73
The Jungle Book (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1995
74
Tanya's Reunion (By: Jerry Pinkney,Valerie Flournoy)
1995
75
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman (By: Jerry Pinkney,Alan Schroeder)
1996
76
Sam and the Tigers (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1996
77
The Hired Hand (By: Jerry Pinkney,Robert D. San Souci)
1997
78
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1998
79
Journeys with Elijah (By: Jerry Pinkney,Barbara Diamond Goldin)
1999
80
Aesop's Fables (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2000
81
Albidaro and the Mischievous Dream (With: Jerry Pinkney)
2000
82
Goin' Someplace Special (By: Jerry Pinkney,Patricia McKissack)
2001
83
Noah's Ark (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2002
84
The Nightingale (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2002
85
The Old African (With: Jerry Pinkney)
2005
86
Ain't Nobody a Stranger to Me (By: Jerry Pinkney,Ann Grifalconi)
2007
87
The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll (By: Jerry Pinkney,Patricia McKissack)
2007
88
Sweethearts of Rhythm (By: Marilyn Nelson)
2009
89
A Starlit Snowfall (By: Jerry Pinkney,Nancy Willard)
2011
90
The First Adventures of Spider (By: Jerry Pinkney,Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)
2012
91
The Further Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales (By: Jerry Pinkney,Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)
2012
92
In Plain Sight (By: Jerry Pinkney,RichardJackson)
2016
93
The Christmas Boot (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2016
94
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation (By: Jerry Pinkney,Barry Wittenstein)
2018
95
A Home in the Barn (By: Margaret Wise Brown,Jerry Pinkney)
2018
96
The Little Mermaid (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2020
97
A Walk in the Woods (By: Jerry Pinkney,Nikki Grimes)
2023
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