(1963-09-25) September 25, 1963 (age 60) Washington, D.C., United States
Occupation
Writer of children's books
Alma mater
Syracuse University
Notable awards
Coretta Scott King Award
Andrea Davis Pinkney (born 1963) is the author of numerous books for children and young adults, including picture books, novels, works of historical fiction and nonfiction who writes about African-American culture. In addition to her work as an author, Pinkney has had a career as a children's book publisher and editor, including as founder of the Jump at the Sun imprint at Hyperion Books for Children, the Disney Book Group (now Disney Publishing Worldwide). She is vice president and editor-at-large for Scholastic Trade Books.
Her books have won the Coretta Scott King Award and been a Coretta Scott King Honor book,[1] have been ALA Notable Books five times,[2]School Library Journal best books three times,[3]New York Times Editor's Choice and Notable books, and more.
Pinkney is a graduate of Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications and is a former member of the Newhouse School's Board of Trustees. She lives in New York City with her husband, award-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney, and their two children.
^"Coretta Scott King Book Awards | Awards & Grants". www.ala.org. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
^Admin (November 30, 1999). "Past NCB Lists". Association for Library Service to Children (Alsc). Retrieved March 29, 2019.
^"Reviews+". School Library Journal. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
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