{"id":46270,"date":"2026-04-22T22:18:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=46270"},"modified":"2026-04-22T22:18:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:18:42","slug":"review-of-two-artists-grandad-and-me-by-charnelle-pinkney-barlow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=46270","title":{"rendered":"Review of Two Artists, Grandad and Me, by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Two Artists, Grandad and Me<\/em><\/p>\n

by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow<\/p>\n

Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2026. 28 pages.
\nReview written February 20, 2026, from a library book.
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

This is a sweet picture book about a little girl and her artist grandfather, and the joy she found making art with him in his studio, and how he’d gently guide her.<\/p>\n

What makes it extra special is that this girl’s grandfather was the wonderful Jerry Pinkney – an amazing creator of children’s books, Caldecott Medalist, and a kind human being. (Yes, I’ve met him and heard him speak a few times. The man radiated goodness.)<\/p>\n

This book pictures her as a little girl coming into Grandad’s studio, being greeted with love, given access to his paints and supplies, and shown how to use them.<\/p>\n

He gives her her own sketchbook and gets her started filling it, drawing side by side.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think I did it right.”
\n“There is no right way,” he assures me.
\n“Every artist sees the world differently.”<\/p>\n

Hmmm . . . artist?<\/p>\n

I’ve never been called an artist before.
\nI like the sound of it.
\nI have so many stories to tell.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

May kids continue to be inspired to make art, continuing to build Jerry Pinkney’s generous legacy.<\/p>\n

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