signed first edition
2009 · New York
by Pinkney, Jerry; Grifalconi, Ann
New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2009. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing of this beautiful tale of a grandfather imparting his family's experiences on the Underground Railroad to the next generation. Winner of five Coretta Scott King Awards, five Caldecott Honors, a Caldecott Medal (for THE LION AND THE MOUSE), and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, Jerry Pinkney was a prolific author and illustrator of children's literature, and one of the preeminent artists in the field. "Jerry used his talent as one of America's great watercolorists to tell stories in pictures [...]with the goal of moving society to a better place," said William R. (truncated)