Occupation Writer, artist Name Nikki Grimes Period Twentieth century Education Rutgers University | Citizenship United States Nationality American Ethnicity African American Role Author | |
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Genre Children's picture books and novels Notable works Bronx MasqueradeBarack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of HopeDanitra Brown Awards NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Children's, Coretta Scott King Award for Authors Books Bronx Masquerade, Words with Wings, The road to Paris, Meet Danitra Brown, Jazmin's notebook Similar People E B Lewis, Tom Feelings, Shane W Evans | ||
Nikki grimes 2009 national book festival
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.
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- Nikki grimes 2009 national book festival
- Nikki grimes
- Background and career
- Published works
- Awards and honors
- References
Nikki grimes
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 Medal. "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."