Family Program | Art, Music & Storytelling with Gloria Jean Pinkney

In conjunction with Soul, Sound, and Voice: The Art of Jerry Pinkney

 

Join author and minister Gloria Jean Pinkney for a lively family program filled with stories and songs! Gather for a sing-along and story time featuring picture books illustrated by her husband, Jerry Pinkney. Enjoy classics like The Grasshopper and the Ants, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Music from Our Lord’s Holy Heaven, and other Pinkney books.

 

Gloria Jean Pinkney, was born in Lumberton, NC, the setting of her first book, Back Home. Other books include The Sunday Outing, In the Forest of Your Remembrance, Music From Our Lord’s Holy Heaven, Behold, and Daniel and the Lord of Lions. She is currently working on His Jewels in the Forest, a sequel to In the Forest of your Remembrance.

 

In 1957, Gloria Jean and Jerry met at a Valentine’s Day dance at Dobbins Vocational Technical High School in Philadelphia, where both were students. They were married in 1960 and moved to Boston, MA where Jerry started his career. In 1970, they moved to Croton-on-the-Hudson, NY.

Jerry often credited their creative partnership as an essential part of his success. Playing a vital role in the illustration process, Gloria hired models for his children’s books, assembled costumes, photographed sets, and assisted with research. Together, they built a life and body of work defined by creativity, love, and shared vision. Gloria and Jerry have four children and nine grandchildren, all with careers in the arts. They also have three great grandchildren.

 

Gloria is an associate minister at the Antioch Baptist Church in Bedford Hills, NY and ministers at worship services for different nursing facilities in Croton-on-the-Hudson and Ossining, NY.