Books by Arthur Yorinks

Arthur Yorinks is the author of 25 books for children, including Hey, Al, winner of the 1987 Caldecott Medal, and Louis the Fish, a Reading Rainbow main selection. Adrienne Yorinks's first picture book, Stand for Children by Marian Wright Edelman, was called a "stunning children's book debut" by Publishers Weekly. Since then, she has gone on to illustrate Eugene O'Neill's The Last Will and Testament of an Extremely Distinguished Dog, and The Alphabet Atlas to great critical acclaim. A celebrated artist, Ms. Yorinks's unique textile work has been seen throughout the United States and around the world. Her commissions include Look At Their Faces, a work created to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the City University of New York, and AFL-CIO, 13 Million Voices Strong, a piece to celebrate the AFL-CIO's commitment to civil rights in America. She is currently a professor at Brookdale College, where she teaches Psychodrama and Creative Arts Therapy. Ms. Yorinks had a dog grooming business in New York City for 15 years, where her clients included the Rockefellers, Cyndi Lauper, and the NYPD bomb squad dogs.