The art work of Jerry Pinkney

 Jerry Pinkney, 73, will be featured at the Philadelphia Museum of Art this summer in the family friendly exhibit "Art Splash." Here's a look at some of his work:

"The Lion and the Mouse" – Based on the Aesop fable of the same name, Pinkney illustrates the relationship between a lion and the tiny mouse that saves him from a poacher's net, sans words. Pinkney won the Caldecott Medal in 2010 for his book.

Adapted Illustration from "The Lion and the Mouse" on the cover of "The Horn Book Magazine" - The cover of "The Horn Book Magazine," in which Pinkney was profiled after he won the Caldecott Medal for "The Lion and the Mouse."

"Puss in Boots" – A retelling of a story from 17th century France, "Puss in Boots" is Pinkney's latest children's book.

"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" – A mongoose is found by a small, English boy on the side of the road after a flood. His family takes the mongoose home and the mongoose explores his new surroundings.

"The Adventures of Spider" - The first book Pinkney illustrated was a collection of West African Folktales adapted and written by Joyce Cooper Arkhurst. It was released in 1964.

Jackie Robinson stamp, 1982 – Pinkney designed this stamp as a part of a series of Black Heritage stamps for the U.S. Postal Service. It is one of 11 stamps the USPS commissioned him to illustrate.

Independent art – Pinkney illustrates not only children's books and commissioned works, but he also draws and water colors independently.