Jerry Pinkney

In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.

The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life.

A sweet little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her grandmother.

In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead.

Illustrations and minimal text relate the familiar fable of the race between a slow tortoise and a quick but foolish hare.

Hannah Greyweather's life is changed when she finds a magic wish-granting boot in the forest outside her home.

In Make way for ducklings, a family of ducks are looking for a home in Boston. In The story about Ping, a young duckling gets separated from his family. In The ugly duckling, a swan is raised by a loving duck mother, but endures teasing for his awkward, un-ducklike appearance. In Angus and the ducks, a live action film with narration, a puppy investigates what's making so much noise. In Cat and Canary, the unlikely friends have a great time when their...

Young Harriet Tubman, whose childhood name was Minty, dreams of escaping slavery on the Brodas plantation in the late 1820s.

The author retells the classic Afro-American tales.