TWO ARTISTS, GRANDAD AND ME written and illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

Charnelle Pinkney Barlow’s personal remembrances are enhanced by her gift for writing and illustrating in TWO ARTISTS, GRANDAD AND ME. As a young child, Charnelle found her way into the studio of Caldecott Medal winning Jerry Pinkney where “music shimmies up the stairs” and she’s greeted by papers of all different textures, a stack of stories and her grandfather’s “sunshine smile.” Barlow helps readers understand magically-named colors, patient tutoring, lots of encouragement where “There is no right way. Every artist sees the world differently.” Sketchy illustrations of Charnelle and Jerry are surrounded by vivid colors and collages, sensory sounds and textures, and evocative memories. The Afterwords is filled with memories of her understanding of her grandfather’s creative process, the thrill of being selected for a model at nine, seeing a sketchbook as a way to explore imagination and the world around her and the building of a forever bond. Find a link to the book in the purchase button below.