SIGNED! John Henry HC by Julius Lester. Illus by Jerry Pinkney. Caldecott Honor Book

Nothing can stop John Henry-no boulder, no mountain, and definitely no steam drill.  Newbery Honor winner Julius Lester writes with such power that this African-American folk hero becomes as awesome as a natural phenomenon.  Jerry Pinkney received a Caldecott Honor for his exuberant, glowing watercolor paintings of the hero.  

Inscribed to the previous owner by Jerry Pinkney, the illustrator. A very nice copy -- clean and tight, no writing or tears. Just a bit of edgewear to the board and dj, which has the silver Caldecott sticker on the front, and which I will place in a protective mylar cover. 3rd printing of the 1994 Dial hardcover.