John HenryBy: Julius Lester Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney 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. The book, celebrating its tenth year in print, was also a Boston Globe Horn Book