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Nikki Grimes
231 Total Resources 6 Lifetime Achievement Awards 114 Total Book Awards 56 Books
Our Original Resources 11
In-depth Written Interview with Nikki Grimes about
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Guest Blogger: Nikki Grimes “Lasso a Daydream: Writing WORDS WITH WINGS”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Meet-the-Author Recording with Nikki Grimes about Bronx Masquerade
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Nikki Grimes about Legacy
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Nikki Grimes about Jazmin's Notebook
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Nikki Grimes about Ordinary Hazards
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Nikki Grimes about Words with Wings
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Nikki Grimes about The Road to Paris
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Nikki Grimes about Talkin' About Bessie
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Nikki Grimes about Dark Sons
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Nikki Grimes
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 3
Author Interviews 53
In-depth Written Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Nikki Grimes “Lasso a Daydream: Writing WORDS WITH WINGS”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
![Reading Rockets](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/908698823115051008/KkxTeNMY_bigger.jpg)
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Reading Rockets
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Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Charnaie Gordon
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Kids Ask Authors
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2017 Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Nikki Grimes
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Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Allen AtPerry
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Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by ARTSEDGE
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Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Mackin Community
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Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Library of Congress
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Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by All the Wonders
Interview with Nikki Grimes
Created by Christian Standard
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Writing From the Inside Out with Nikki Grimes
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Guest Post by Nikki Grimes about Garvey in the Dark
Created by Teen Librarian Toolbox
Interview with Nikki Grimes about Words with Wings
Created by No Water River
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about A Walk in the Woods
Created by Horn Book
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about A Walk in the Woods
Created by KidLit TV
Interview with Nikki Grimes about Garvey's Choice
Created by Book Club for Kids
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about A Walk in the Woods
Created by Publishers Weekly
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about Rich
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
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2020 Sibert Honor Acceptance Speech given by Nikki Grimes about Ordinary Hazards
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about Kamala Harris
Created by PBS Books
Interview with Nikki Grimes about Kamala Harris
Created by Cynsations
Interview with Nikki Grimes about Legacy
Created by Charis Circle
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about Legacy
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Nikki Grimes about Legacy
Created by Teen Librarian Toolbox
Interview with Nikki Grimes about Legacy
Created by YALSA - The Hub
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about Legacy
Created by Chris Barton
Guest Post by Nikki Grimes about Southwest Sunrise
Created by Poetry for Children
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about Legacy
Created by Publishers Weekly
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about Poems in the Attic
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about Garvey's Choice
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about Kamala Harris
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
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2020 Michael L. Printz Award Authors Q&A with Nikki Grimes about Ordinary Hazards
Created by American Library Association
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2020 Michael L. Printz Honor Speech by Nikki Grimes about Ordinary Hazards
Created by American Library Association
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about Bedtime for Sweet Creatures
Created by We Need Diverse Books
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about Ordinary Hazards
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about Ordinary Hazards
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Nikki Grimes about Between the Lines
Created by Hypable
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about One Last Word
Created by Horn Book
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about One Last Word
Created by Publishers Weekly
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about One Last Word
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Nikki Grimes about Planet Middle School
Created by Teaching Authors
Interview with Nikki Grimes about Chasing Freedom
Created by Bookology
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about Poems in the Attic
Created by Henry Herz
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about Poems in the Attic
Created by Lee & Low
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about Poems in the Attic
Created by The Open Book: Lee & Low's Blog
![Horn Book](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/902297011562717184/DrE9dtxO_bigger.jpg)
Interview with Nikki Grimes about Poems in the Attic
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Nikki Grimes about Words with Wings
Created by Poetry4Kids
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Interview with Nikki Grimes about Danitra Brown, Class Clown
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with Nikki Grimes about Tai Chi Morning
Created by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
Interview with Nikki Grimes about What Is Goodbye?
Created by Recess
Lifetime Achievement Awards 6
![ALAN Award, 1976-2023](/images/awards/108.jpg)
ALAN Award, 1976-2023
Winner, 2020
Books by Nikki Grimes 56
![Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance](/media/bookimages/covers/73887_hi.jpg)
![A Walk in the Woods](/content/ingram_images_hi/3/0823449653.jpg)
![Poems in the Attic](/content/ingram_images_hi/6/1620140276.jpg)
![Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman](/content/ingram_images_hi/6/0439352436.jpg)
Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
by Nikki Grimes and E.B. Lewis
33 Resources7 Awards
![One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance](/content/ingram_images_hi/2/1619635542.jpg)
![Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice](/content/ingram_images_hi/8/1534462678.jpg)
![Bedtime for Sweet Creatures](/content/ingram_images_hi/3/1492638323.jpg)
![Rich](/content/ingram_images_hi/6/0399251766.jpg)
![Aneesa Lee and the Weaver's Gift](/content/ingram_images_hi/4/0688159974.jpg)
![What Is Goodbye?](/content/ingram_images_hi/4/0786807784.jpg)
![Garvey's Choice: The Graphic Novel](/content/ingram_images_hi/2/1662660022.jpg)
![Danitra Brown, Class Clown](/content/ingram_images_hi/3/0688172903.jpg)
![Thanks a Million](/content/ingram_images_hi/0/068817292X.jpg)
![Southwest Sunrise](/content/ingram_images_hi/9/1547600829.jpg)
![Meet Danitra Brown](/content/ingram_images_hi/3/0688120733.jpg)
![The Watcher](/content/ingram_images_hi/1/0802854451.jpg)
![C is for City](/content/ingram_images_hi/9/0688118089.jpg)
![Danitra Brown Leaves Town](/content/ingram_images_hi/7/0688131557.jpg)
![A Pocketful of Poems](/content/ingram_images_hi/6/0395938686.jpg)
![Tai Chi Morning: Snapshots of China](/content/ingram_images_hi/5/0812627075.jpg)
![Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel](/content/ingram_images_hi/8/0399251758.jpg)
![Under the Christmas Tree](/content/ingram_images_hi/0/0688159990.jpg)
![Almost Zero](/content/ingram_images_hi/4/0399251774.jpg)
![Welcome, Precious](/content/ingram_images_hi/0/043955702X.jpg)
![At Break of Day](/content/ingram_images_hi/5/0802851045.jpg)
![When Gorilla Goes Walking](/content/ingram_images_hi/3/0439317703.jpg)
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![Come Sunday](/content/ingram_images_hi/8/0802851088.jpg)
![My Man Blue: Poems](/content/ingram_images_hi/1/0803723261.jpg)
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![Playtime for Restless Rascals](/content/ingram_images_hi/5/1728238935.jpg)
![Stepping Out with Grandma Mac](/content/ingram_images_hi/9/0531303209.jpg)
![Something on My Mind](/content/ingram_images_hi/2/0844668052.jpg)
![It's Raining Laughter](/content/ingram_images_hi/9/1590780779.jpg)
![At Jerusalem's Gate: Poems of Easter](/content/ingram_images_hi/5/0802851835.jpg)
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