- A place to land, Barry Wittenstein ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
- Sweethearts of rhythm, the story of the greatest all-girl swing band in the world, Written by Marilyn Nelson ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
- The patchwork quilt, by Valerie Flournoy ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney. --
- Sam and the tigers, by Julius Lester ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney
- The last tales of Uncle Remus, as told by Julius Lester ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
- Make way for ducklings, --and more delightful duck stories, Weston Woods Studios
- The little red hen, Jerry Pinkney
- More tales of Uncle Remus, further adventures of Brer Rabbit, his friends, enemies, and others, as told by Julius Lester ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
- The Old African, Julius Lester ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
- Minty, a story of young Harriet Tubman, by Alan Schroeder ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney
- The Sunday outing, by Gloria Jean Pinkney ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney
- Further tales of Uncle Remus, the misadventures of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, the Doodang, and all the other creatures, told by Julius Lester ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
- Childtimes, a three-generation memoir, by Eloise Greenfield and Lessie Jones Little ; with material by Pattie Ridley Jones ; drawings by Jerry Pinkney and photos. from the authors' family albums. --
- John Henry, as told by Julius Lester ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney
- Tonweya and the eagles, and other Lakota Indian tales, retold by Rosebud Yellow Robe ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney. --
- In for winter, out for spring, by Arnold Adoff ; illustrations by Jerry Pinkney