Nikki Grimes

About The Author

Nikki Grimes is the recipient of the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her distinguished works include the ALA Notable book What Is Goodbye?, as well as the novels Jazmin’s Notebook, Dark Sons, and The Road to Paris, all of them Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books. She won the Coretta Scott King Author Award for Bronx Masquerade. Ms. Grimes lives in Corona, California. Visit Nikki at NikkiGrimes.com.

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Books by Nikki Grimes

Kamala Harris

Rooted in Justice

By Nikki Grimes

Illustrated by Laura Freeman

Discover the incredible story of a young daughter of immigrants who would grow up to be the first woman, first Black person, and first South Asian American ever elected Vice President of the United States—and in a history-making turn of events, became the Democrats’ 2024 Presidential

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Barack Obama

Son of Promise, Child of Hope

By Nikki Grimes

Illustrated by Bryan Collier

The #1 New York Times bestselling picture-book biography of President Barack Obama.

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