Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life

Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life"Jerry Pinkney creator of Caldecott Medal winning The Lion & the Mouse and The Little Mermaid drew everywhere, all the time. Since childhood, it was how he made sense of the world how he coped with the stress of being a sensitive child growing up in crowded spaces, struggling with a learning disability, in a time when the segregation of Black Americans was the norm. Only drawing could offer him a sense of calm, control, and confidence. When friends

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this stunning book showcases an amazing adventure activity to try in every single state

and cryptic carvings that reveal clues to the whereabouts of these lost kingdoms

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inspiring picture book about how one simple act can be the beginning of real change--from popular author Kat Yeh and award-winning illustrator Isabelle Arsenault

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