RABBIT MAKES A MONKEY OF LION

New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1989. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing of this adaptation of an Swahili folktale about animal escapades in pursuit of honey, with lush illustrations by award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney. 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. Valerio, director of Woodmere Art Museum, at time of Pinkney's death in 2021. 10.5'' x 8.5''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($11.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. Unpaginated. Jacket with mild edgewear. Binding with a hint of bumping to corners and spine ends. Bright.