Brian Pinkney

• Jun-2024
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Advertising in key school & library media, such as School Library Journal, The Horn Book and Booklist Featured title in Shake Up Your Shelves, a campaign to promote inclusive texts in curriculum, library collections, and in bookstores Black Voices Al...

• Feb-2023
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Advertising in key school & library media, such as School Library Journal, The Horn Book and BooklistLaunch and lead promotion at school & library conferences and preview events (virtual and in-person)Featured title at Librarian Previews and Book Buz...

• Jan-2021
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Two-time Caldecott Honor artist and Coretta Scott King Medalist Brian Pinkney’s Time for Kenny is simple, direct, and pitch-perfect for emerging readers. This vibrant, family-oriented picture book is full of boundless energy, action, and unlimited ...

• Jun-2019
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Find out what happens when a boy who wants a puppy gets a truck instead in this simple and sweet picture book from Caldecott Honor winner Brian Pinkney. Vroom…beep…bark! Carter wants a puppy, but he gets a truck instead. So he pets it, puts...

• Sep-2015
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Owen loves playing ball. But it doesn't always "love" him back. And after a particularly disastrous day on the field, Owen is benched. He is feeling so low that he doesn't even notice the ball rolling through a hole in the fence until it's gotten awa...

• May-2010
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Curtain up! Light the lights! Nena wants to be a Diva -- with a capital D -- just like her mommy, who’s a star on Broadway. She wants to sing and act and dance, but knows it will take lots of work -- and lots of fun -- for all her wishes to come...

• Jan-2006
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Mama has errands to run, so it is up to Papa and big brother to stop baby sister from crying. And, as families familiar with this popular American lullaby know, they will try just about anything to convince baby to smile again.

Award-winning...

• May-2000
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• Nov-1998
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When Master Kim announces JoJo is ready to take the test for her yellow belt, butterflies start fluttering in her stomach. JoJo loves Tae Kwon Do, but can she really do a perfect flying side kick and break a board in two? Her family and friends offer...

• Jun-1997
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It was a day when Max didn't feel like talking to anyone. He just sat on his front steps and watched the clouds gather in the sky. A strong breeze shook the tree in front of his house, and Max saw two heavy twigs fall to the ground. So begins this ...

• Mar-1997
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Soar into an imaginative adventure when a paper boy's wish to fly comes true. This imaginative adventure celebrates action, empowerment, and generosity, and features dynamic scratchboard illustrations by a Caldecott Honor artist...