• Source: Nikki Grimes

      • Nikki Grimes (born October 20, 1950) is an American author of books written for children and young adults, as well as a poet and journalist.


      Background and career


      Grimes was born in Harlem, New York.
      In a conversation with a Reading Is Fundamental interviewer, she stated: "Books were my survival tools. They were how I got by, and how I coped with things. Books carried me away."
      She has been a guest lecturer at international schools in Sweden, Tanzania, China, and Russia. She has written articles for magazines such as Today's Christian Woman and Essence. Her interests and talents are diverse and include photography, fiber art, and beading.
      Grimes currently resides in Corona, California, and continues to write poetry and books for children and young adults. She is on the board of directors for the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance. Her work has earned her honors and recognition from a number of prestigious organizations.
      Her novel Bronx Masquerade was named the Coretta Scott King Award book in 2002. The Coretta Scott King Award is "given to African-American authors and illustrators for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions."
      In January 2017, she was awarded the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. "The Wilder Award honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children." Following controversy surrounding Laura Ingalls Wilder's stereotypical portrayals of Indigenous peoples and the subsequent changing of the medal's name to the Children's Literature Legacy Award, Grimes' work was criticized for alleged antisemitism.


      Works




      = Published works

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      Growin': a novel (1977), illustrated by Charles Lilly
      Something on My Mind (1978), art by Tom Feelings
      Malcolm X: A Force for Change (1992)
      From a Child's Heart (1993), illustrated by Brenda Joysmith
      Meet Danitra Brown (1994), illustrated by Floyd Cooper (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book)
      Portrait of Mary (1994)
      Come Sunday (1996), illustrated by Michael Bryant
      Wild, Wild Hair (1997), illustrated by George Cephas Ford
      Jazmin's Notebook (1998) (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book)
      A Dime a Dozen (1998), illustrated by Angelo
      My Man Blue (1999), illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue (Marion Vannett Ridgway Award)
      Hopscotch Love (1999), illustrated by Melodye Benson Rosales
      At Break of Day (1999), illustrated by Paul Morin
      Aneesa Lee and the Weaver's Gift (2000), illustrated by Ashley Bryan
      Is It Far to Zanzibar? (2000), illustrated by Betsy Lewin
      Shoe Magic (2001), illustrated by Terry Widener
      A Pocketful of Poems (2001), illustrated by Javaka Steptoe
      Under the Christmas Tree (2002), illustrated by Kadir Nelson
      Danitra Brown Leaves Town (2002), illustrated by Floyd Cooper
      Stepping Out with Grandma Mac (2002), illustrated by Angelo
      C Is for City (2002), illustrated by Pat Cummings
      When Daddy Prays (2002), illustrated by Tim Ladwig
      Bronx Masquerade (2002), (Coretta Scott King Author Award) (Best Children's Book of 2002, Association of Theological Booksellers)
      Talkin' About Bessie (2002), illustrated by E.B. Lewis (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, Author Honor Book)
      Tai Chi Morning (2004), illustrated by Ed Young
      A Day with Daddy (2004), illustrated by Nicole Tadgell
      What Is Goodbye? (2004), illustrated by Raul Colón (ALA Notable Book)
      It's Raining Laughter, photographs by Myles C. Pinkney
      At Jerusalem's Gate, illustrated by David Frampton
      Danitra Brown, Class Clown (2005), illustrated by E.B. Lewis
      Dark Sons (2005, reissued 2010), (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book)
      Thanks a Million (2006), illustrated by Cozbi A. Carrera
      Welcome, Precious (2006), illustrated by Bryan Collier
      The Road to Paris (2006), (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book)
      When Gorilla Goes Walking (2007), illustrate by Shane Evans
      Oh, Brother! (2007), illustrated by Mike Benny
      Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope (2008), illustrated by Bryan Collier (NY Times Bestseller)
      Out of the Dark: Nikki Grimes, Author at Work (2009)
      Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel (2009), illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
      Rich: a Dyamonde Daniel Book (2009), illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
      Voices of Christmas (2009), illustrated by Eric Velasquez
      A Girl Named Mister (2011)
      Almost Zero: a Dyamonde Daniel Book (2010), illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
      Planet Middle School (2011)
      Halfway to Perfect (2012)
      Words with Wings (2013), Coretta Scott King Honor book
      Chasing Freedom (2015), illustrated by Michele Wood
      Poems in the Attic (2015), illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
      Garvey's Choice (2016)
      One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance (2017), various artists
      The Watcher (2017), illustrated by Bryan Collier
      Ordinary Hazards: a Memoir (2019)
      Bedtime for Sweet Creatures (2020), illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
      Southwest Sunrise (2020), illustrated by Wendell Minor
      Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice (2020), illustrated by Laura Freeman
      Off to See the Sea (2021), illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon


      Awards and honors


      1993 NAACP Image Award Finalist for Malcolm X: a Force for Change
      2003 Coretta Scott King Author Award for Bronx Masquerade
      2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children
      2011 Horace Mann Upstanders Award for Almost Zero: a Dyamonde Daniel Book
      2012 NAACP Image Award for Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope
      2016 Virginia Hamilton Literacy Award
      2017 Myra Cohn Livingston Award for Poetry for Garvey's Choice
      2017 Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
      2017 Children's Literature Legacy Award
      2018 Arnold Adoff Poetry Award for Middle Graders for One Last Word
      2018 Claudia Lewis Poetry Award for One Last Word
      2018 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award for One Last Word
      2020 Arnold Adoff Poetry Award for Teens for Ordinary Hazards
      Grimes has received numerous Honor Awards and book lists including Coretta Scott King Honors; Arnold Adoff Poetry Honor; ALA Notable Books; Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor; Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor; Horn Book Fanfare; VOYA Non-Fiction Honor; The Lion & The Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry; International Youth Library White Ravens List; Notable Books for a Global Society.


      References




      External links


      Official website
      HarperCollins
      Scholastic.com
      Simon & Schuster
      Zondervan
      2009 National Book Festival webcast
      National Children's Book & Literary Alliance Board of Directors
      Spotlight on NCTE Poets: Nikki Grimes - career overview at No Water River blog


      = Interviews

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      Reading Rockets video interview
      James Blasingame interviews Nikki Grimes
      Author interview from Preview Magazine, 2002
      Christian Standard interview
      Reading is Fundamental interview
      IRA Favorite Teacher Breakfast video
      Author Nikki Grimes Appears in New Haven video on YouTube
      Lee Bennett Hopkins on the Career of Nikki Grimes on YouTube

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