Andrea Davis Pinkney
Andrea Davis Pinkney is the author of many acclaimed picture books and young adult novels. She received a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award for Let It Shine . Her collaborations with her husband, Brian Pinkney, include Peggony-Po ; Sleeping Cutie ; Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa ; Dear Benjamin Banneker ; and the Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra . She is a children's book editor at a major...See more
Andrea Davis Pinkney is the author of many acclaimed picture books and young adult novels. She received a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award for Let It Shine . Her collaborations with her husband, Brian Pinkney, include Peggony-Po ; Sleeping Cutie ; Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa ; Dear Benjamin Banneker ; and the Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra . She is a children's book editor at a major publishing company. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York. See less
Andrea Davis Pinkney's Featured Books
Andrea Davis Pinkney book reviews
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Pretty Brown Face: Family Celebration Board Books
You need this book
For babies and toddlers who like to name parts of the body, this book instills pride and ownership - the proof is in the mirror at the end! The child seems to be the girl from "Watch Me Dance" and ... Read More
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Alvin Ailey
INSPIRATION FOR EVERY LITTLE DANCER
THIS BOOK IS ILLUSTRATED BEAUTIFULLY AND IS AN INSPIRATION TO THE YOUNG & OLD ALIKE. IT IS ENCOURAGING WITHOUT THE ANGST, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A PART OF ANY GROWN UP BIOGRAPHY.
FANTASTIC! Read More
