About the Author

Nikki Grimes

Biography:

• Nikki Grimes does not consider herself a bona fide storyteller, but, as she told an audience at the Library of Congress, she is happy to own the title Poet
• Born in Harlem, NY; October 20, 1950
• She attended Rutgers University and received a 
• At the age of 13, she gave her first poetry reading, at the Countee Cullen Library, a block away from where she was born.

Notable Awards:

• 2003 ALA's Coretta Scott King Award
• 2006 National Council of Teachers of English Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children
• 2017 Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal