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Glory, Too: Poems (Collection) was the most recently released book by Nikki Grimes, on January 7th, 2025.

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Nikki Grimes Stats: The most read book by Nikki Grimes on Book Notification is Words with Wings, a Non-Fiction book. The second most read book is Ordinary Hazards, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Nikki Grimes books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Danitra Brown Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Meet Danitra Brown
1984
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2
Danitra Brown Leaves Town
2001
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3
Danitra Brown, Class Clown
2005
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List of Disney's Winnie-The-Pooh's Helping Hands Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
Oh, Bother! No One's Listening (By: Betty G. Birney)
1991
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2
Oh, Bother! Someone's Baby-Sitting
1991
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3
9
Oh, Bother! Someone's Fibbing! (By: Betty G. Birney)
1991
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4
Oh, Bother! Someone's Fighting
1991
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5
7
Oh, Bother! Someone's Messy! (By: Betty G. Birney)
1992
Go
6
7
Oh Bother! Someone's Grumpy! (By: Betty G. Birney)
1992
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7
7
Oh, Bother! Someone Won't Share (By: Betty G. Birney)
1993
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8
9
Oh, Bother! Someone's Jealous! (By: Betty G. Birney)
1994
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9
7
Oh, Bother! Someone's Afraid Of the Dark (By: Betty G. Birney)
1994
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List of Dyamonde Daniel Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel
2000
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2
Rich
2009
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3
Almost Zero
2010
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4
Halfway to Perfect
2012
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List of Garvey Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Garvey's Choice
2016
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2
Garvey in the Dark
2022
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Growin'
1977
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2
Jazmin's Notebook
1998
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3
Stepping Out with Grandma Mac
2001
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4
Bronx Masquerade
2001
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5
Dark Sons
2005
Go
6
The Road to Paris
2006
Go
7
A Girl Named Mister
2010
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8
Planet Middle School
2011
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Disney's The Little Mermaid
1605
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2
Something on My Mind
1986
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3
Disney's Mickey Mouse In Sky Island
1990
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4
Mickey Mouse in the Viking's Eye
1990
Go
5
Minnie 'n Me
1990
Go
6
Walt Disney's Pinocchio
1992
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7
Minnie's New Friend
1992
Go
8
From a Child's Heart
1993
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9
Walt Disney's Cinderella
1993
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10
C is for City
1995
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11
Wild, Wild Hair
1997
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12
Baby's Bedtime
1999
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13
My Man Blue
1999
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14
At Break of Day
1999
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15
Aneesa Lee and the Weaver's Gift
1999
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16
When Daddy Prays
2002
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17
Under the Christmas Tree
2002
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18
A Day with Daddy
2004
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19
When Gorilla Goes Walking
2007
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20
8
Oh, Brother!
2007
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21
Chasing Freedom
2015
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22
The Watcher
2017
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23
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures
2020
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24
Southwest Sunrise
2020
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25
Off to See the Sea
2021
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26
Playtime for Restless Rascals
2022
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27
A Walk in the Woods (With: Jerry Pinkney)
2023
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28
6
Lullaby for the King
2023
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Come Sunday
1996
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2
It's Raining Laughter
1997
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3
A Dime a Doze
1998
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4
Hopscotch Love
1999
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5
Is it Far to Zanzibar? (With: Betsy Lewin)
2000
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6
Shoe Magic
2000
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7
6
A Pocketful of Poems
2001
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8
Dreams by Day, Dreams by Night
2002
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9
What is Goodbye?
2004
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10
At Jerusalem's Gate
2005
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11
Thanks a Million
2006
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12
Welcome, Precious
2006
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13
Voices of Christmas
2009
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14
Poems in the Attic
2015
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15
One Last Word
2017
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16
Between the Lines
2018
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17
Legacy
2021
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18
Glory in the Margins
2021
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19
Glory, Too: Poems
2025
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Malcolm X
1992
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2
Portrait of Mary
1994
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3
Talkin' About Bessie
1998
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4
Tai Chi Morning
2004
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5
Barack Obama
2008
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6
Out of the Dark
2009
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7
8
Words with Wings
2013
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8
10
Ordinary Hazards
2019
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9
6
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice
2020
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List of Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Tales from Africa (By: Jerry Pinkney, Lila Green)
0
Go
2
9
The Ugly Duckling (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1843
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3
The Little Match Girl (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1845
Go
4
8.7
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1894
Go
5
Early Autumn ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1927
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6
The Flowering of New England (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1936
Go
7
Lolita (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1955
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8
Rabbit, Run (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1960
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9
The Adventures of Spider (By: Jerry Pinkney, Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)
1964
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10
The Year Around Book (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1965
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11
This is Music for Kindergarten and Nursery School (By: Jerry Pinkney, Adeline McCall)
1965
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12
The Traveling Frog (By: Jerry Pinkney, V. M. Garshin)
1966
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13
A Book of Shapes & Sizes (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1966
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14
The Beautiful Blue Jay, and other Tales of India (By: Jerry Pinkney, John W. Spellman)
1967
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15
Even Tiny Ants Must Sleep ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1967
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16
The Clock Museum (By: Jerry Pinkney, Ken. Sobol)
1967
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17
Folktales and Fairytales of Africa (By: Jerry Pinkney, Lila Green)
1967
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18
Shoes, Pennies, and Rockets (By: Jerry Pinkney, Ralph Alan Dale)
1968
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19
Kostas the Rooster (By: Jerry Pinkney, Traudl)
1968
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20
The Twin Witches of Fingle Fu (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1969
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21
Juano and the Wonderful Fresh Fish. (By: Jerry Pinkney, Thelma. Shaw)
1969
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22
Babushka and the Pig (By: Jerry Pinkney, Ann Trofimuk)
1969
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23
The Porcupine and the Tiger (By: Jerry Pinkney, Fern Powell)
1970
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24
Cora Annett's Homerhenry (By: Jerry Pinkney, Cora Annett)
1970
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25
The King's Ditch (By: Jerry Pinkney, Francine Jacobs)
1971
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26
The Planet of Junior Brown (By: Jerry Pinkney, Virginia Hamilton)
1971
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27
Femi and Old Grandaddie (By: Jerry Pinkney, Adjai Robinson)
1972
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28
JD (By: Jerry Pinkney, Mari Evans)
1973
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29
Kasho and the Twin Flutes. (By: Jerry Pinkney, Adjai Robinson)
1973
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30
Prince Littlefoot (By: Jerry Pinkney, Berniece Freschet)
1973
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31
Mickey and Minny ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1973
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32
The Great Minu ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1974
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33
Roots of Time (By: Jerry Pinkney, Elliott P. Skinner)
1974
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34
Song of the Trees (By: Jerry Pinkney, Mildred D. Taylor)
1975
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35
Wuthering Heights ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1975
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36
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (By: Jerry Pinkney, Mildred D. Taylor)
1975
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37
Yagua Days (By: Jerry Pinkney, Cruz Martel)
1976
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38
Gulliver's Travels (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1977
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39
Selected plays (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1977
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40
Ji-Nongo-Nongo Means Riddles (By: Jerry Pinkney, Verna Aardema)
1978
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41
History of Tom Jones a Founding ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1978
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42
Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir (By: Jerry Pinkney, Eloise Greenfield, Lessie Jones Little)
1979
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43
Tonweya and the Eagles (By: Jerry Pinkney, Rosebud Yellow Robe)
1979
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44
These Thirteen ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1979
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45
More Adventures of Spider (By: Jerry Pinkney, Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)
1980
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46
Count on Your Fingers African Style (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1980
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47
The Covenant ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1980
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48
Jahdu (By: Jerry Pinkney, Virginia Hamilton)
1980
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49
Rabbit Redux ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1981
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50
Monster Myths of Ancient Greece (By: Jerry Pinkney, William A. Wise)
1981
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51
Apples On A Stick (By: Jerry Pinkney, Barbara Michels, Bettye White)
1983
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52
8
The Patchwork Quilt (By: Jerry Pinkney, Valerie Flournoy)
1985
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53
Wild Wild Sunflower Child Anna (By: Jerry Pinkney, Nancy White Carlstrom)
1987
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54
Pop-Up: Strange Animals of the Sea (By: National Geographic Society, Jerry Pinkney, Jane Heath Buxton)
1987
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55
Mirandy and Brother Wind (By: Jerry Pinkney, Patricia McKissack)
1988
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56
The Green Lion of Zion Street (By: Jerry Pinkney, Julia Fields)
1988
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57
More Tales of Uncle Remus (By: Jerry Pinkney, Julius Lester)
1988
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58
Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion (By: Jerry Pinkney, Verna Aardema)
1989
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59
8
The Talking Eggs (By: Jerry Pinkney, Robert D. San Souci)
1989
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60
Turtle in July (By: Jerry Pinkney, Marilyn Singer)
1989
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61
Pretend You're a Cat (By: Jerry Pinkney, Jean Marzollo)
1990
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62
The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket (By: Jerry Pinkney, Sonia Levitin)
1991
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63
Their Eyes Were Watching God ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1991
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64
David's Songs (By: Jerry Pinkney, Colin Eisler)
1992
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65
Back Home (By: Jerry Pinkney, Gloria Jean Pinkney)
1992
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66
Drylongso (By: Jerry Pinkney, Virginia Hamilton)
1992
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67
A Starlit Somersault Downhill (By: Jerry Pinkney, Nancy Willard)
1993
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68
I Want to Be (By: Jerry Pinkney, Thylias Moss)
1993
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69
New Shoes for Silvia (By: Jerry Pinkney, Johanna Hurwitz)
1993
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70
The Sunday Outing (By: Jerry Pinkney, Gloria Jean Pinkney)
1994
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71
John Henry (By: Jerry Pinkney, Julius Lester)
1994
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72
The Jungle Book ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1995
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73
Tanya's Reunion (By: Jerry Pinkney, Valerie Flournoy)
1995
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74
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman (By: Jerry Pinkney, Alan Schroeder)
1996
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75
Sam and the Tigers (By: Jerry Pinkney, Julius Lester)
1996
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76
The Hired Hand (By: Jerry Pinkney, Robert D. San Souci)
1997
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77
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses (By: Jerry Pinkney, Julius Lester)
1998
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78
8
Journeys with Elijah (By: Jerry Pinkney, Barbara Diamond Goldin)
1999
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79
Aesop's Fables (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2000
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80
Albidaro and the Mischievous Dream (By: Jerry Pinkney, Julius Lester)
2000
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81
8
Goin' Someplace Special (By: Jerry Pinkney, Patricia McKissack)
2001
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82
Noah's Ark (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2002
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83
The Nightingale (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2002
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84
The Old African (By: Jerry Pinkney, Julius Lester)
2005
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85
Music from Our Lord's Holy Heaven Book and CD (By: Jerry Pinkney, Brian Pinkney, Myles C. Pinkney, Gloria Jean Pinkney)
2005
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86
Ain't Nobody a Stranger to Me (By: Jerry Pinkney, Ann Grifalconi)
2007
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87
The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll (By: Jerry Pinkney, Patricia McKissack)
2007
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88
Sweethearts of Rhythm (By: Marilyn Nelson)
2009
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89
A Starlit Snowfall (By: Jerry Pinkney, Nancy Willard)
2011
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90
The First Adventures of Spider (By: Jerry Pinkney, Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)
2012
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91
The Further Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales (By: Jerry Pinkney, Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)
2012
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92
In Plain Sight (By: Jerry Pinkney, Richard Jackson)
2016
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93
The Christmas Boot (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2016
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94
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation (By: Jerry Pinkney, Barry Wittenstein)
2018
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95
A Home in the Barn (By: Margaret Wise Brown, Jerry Pinkney)
2018
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96
4
The Little Mermaid (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2020
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97
A Walk in the Woods (With: Jerry Pinkney)
2023
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List of Nikki Grimes Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
First Kiss of True Lip-Locked Moments
2007
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2
8
Amazing Faces
2010
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3
10
Banned Together
2025
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Nikki Grimes

Nikki Grimes was born on October 20th, 1950 and is currently 75 years old. Nikki Grimes was born in New York City, New York.

Nikki Grimes is the author of the Nikki Grimes Picture Books series which currently consists of 28 novels. The Nikki Grimes Picture Books series started in 1605 with the novel Disney's The Little Mermaid. The most recently released novel in the Nikki Grimes Picture Books series was Lullaby for the King which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming novels for the Nikki Grimes Picture Books series.

Nikki Grimes has also written the Collections series which has 19 books including Come Sunday and It's Raining Laughter.

Nikki Grimes: Awards & Accolades

Nikki Grimes won the Coretta Scott King Awards, Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, in 2022.

Grimes' book, Bronx Masquerade won the Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards, in 2003.

Nikki Grimes books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Jazmin's Notebook was nominated for the Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards, in 1999. Talkin' About Bessie was nominated for the Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards, in 2003. Dark Sons was nominated for the Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards, in 2006. The Road to Paris was nominated for the Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards, in 2007. Words with Wings was nominated for the Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards, in 2014. Legacy was nominated for the Kirkus Prize, Best Young Readers' Literature, in 2021.

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  4. Markus Zusak, author of: The Book Thief.
  5. Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series.

Nikki Grimes: F.A.Q

When was Nikki Grimes Born? How old is Nikki Grimes?

Nikki Grimes was born on October 20th, 1950. Nikki Grimes is currently 75 years old.

Where was Nikki Grimes Born?

Nikki Grimes was born in New York City, New York, .

What awards has Nikki Grimes won?

Nikki Grimes has won the following awards: Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Coretta Scott King Awards (2022).

What book awards has Nikki Grimes won?

Grimes' book, Bronx Masquerade won the award Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards, in 2003.

What was the first book Nikki Grimes wrote?

The first book written by Nikki Grimes was Disney's The Little Mermaid, published in 1605.

What was the most recent book Nikki Grimes wrote?

Their most recently released work was Glory, Too: Poems on January 7th, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Nikki Grimes?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Nikki Grimes book is Words with Wings. Here are their most popular books:
  1. Words with Wings (8)
  2. Ordinary Hazards (10)
  3. Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice (6)
  4. Meet Danitra Brown (8)
  5. Oh, Brother! (8)

Are there upcoming new books by Nikki Grimes?

Nikki Grimes does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Nikki Grimes written?

Nikki Grimes has written 75 books across 11 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in the Danitra Brown Series
  • 2 books in the Disney's Winnie-The-Pooh's Helping Hands Series
  • 4 books in the Dyamonde Daniel Series
  • 2 books in the Garvey Series
  • 8 Standalone Novels
  • 28 Picture Books
  • 19 Collections
  • 9 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator

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