I Haven’t Even Had Any Coffee Yet,
but I’m Wide Awake ‘Cause of This Brian Pinkney Art
October 24th, 2013 by jules
I love this spread so much. It floors me. It’s one of my favorite picture book illustrations from this year. The color! The energy! The life and joy in it …
This is from Andrea Davis Pinkney’s Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song, illustrated by Brian Pinkney (Little, Brown, July 2013).
Last week, I chatted at Kirkus with Andrea about this collaboration, as well as a couple of other topics. That is here. Below is some more art from the book.
Enjoy.
STRETCHED the downbeat. PUSHED past the boundaries of HERE AND NOW. …”
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MARTIN & MAHALIA: HIS WORDS, HER SONG. Copyright © 2013 by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Illustrations copyright © 2013 by Brian Pinkney. Artwork reproduced by permission of the publisher, Little, Brown and Company, New York.
The spreads are so musical in themselves, really invite the reader, the viewer to pause and absorb. Lovely.
by AHAnto October 24th, 2013 at 7:11 amJust…wow. Leaves me speechless.
by jill October 24th, 2013 at 9:49 am