Book Awards & Distinctions
for Nikki Grimes
6 Lifetime Achievement Awards 114 Total Book Awards
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance (11)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2017
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2018
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2018
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2018
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2018
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance (10)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2022
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2024
Finalist, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2021
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2022
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2022
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021
Septima Clark Book Award, 2019-2024
Winner, 2022
Garvey's Choice (9)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2016
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2017
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Honor, 2017
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2017
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Biography Selection, 2020
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2024
Honor, 2020
Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2003
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2003
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2003
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2002
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2002
A Walk in the Woods (6)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2024
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2023
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2023
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Character Building Selection, 2024
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2023
Garvey in the Dark (5)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Middle Selection, 2023
Lee Bennett Hopkins Award, 1993-2024
Winner, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2023
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2023
Garvey's Choice: The Graphic Novel (5)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Graphic Novels Selection, 2023
Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2024
Selection, 2024
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2023
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2024
Words with Wings (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2014
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Elementary Selection, 2014
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2014
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2013
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2023
Selection, 2020
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2020
Meet Danitra Brown (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1995
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 1996
Poems in the Attic (3)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2024
Selection, 2016
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2016
What Is Goodbye? (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2005
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2005
Almost Zero (2)
Bronx Masquerade (2)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Winner, 2003
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2003
Dark Sons (2)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2006
Jazmin's Notebook (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 1999
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice (2)
Planet Middle School (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Sports Selection, 2012
Rich (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
The Road to Paris (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Author Honor, 2007
Southwest Sunrise (2)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
The Watcher (2)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Religious Selection, 2018
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2018
Aneesa Lee and the Weaver's Gift (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
At Break of Day (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2000
Between the Lines (1)
C is for City (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts (1)
Come Sunday (1)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1997
Danitra Brown Leaves Town (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
It's Raining Laughter (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1997
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel (1)
My Man Blue: Poems (1)
Marion Vannett Ridgway Award, 2000-2023
Winner, 2000
Off to See the Sea (1)
A Pocketful of Poems (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2002
Something on My Mind (1)
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Winner, 1979
Thanks a Million (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
Under the Christmas Tree (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003