Nikki Grimes Biography
Nikki Grimes is an American poet, journalist, and author of children’s and young adult literature. She has contributed pieces to periodicals such as Today’s Christian Woman and Essence.
Nikki Grimes Age
Nikki was born on 20 October 1950, in Harlem, New York, United States of America. She is 73 years old as of October 2023.
Nikki Grimes Family
Attempts to establish the identities of her family, her mother, and her father were in vain since no information about them is available to the public. It’s therefore not known whether she has any siblings.
Nikki Grimes Husband
She is confidential when it comes to matters concerning her personal life. She has not yet shared her relationship or marital status with the public.
Nikki Grimes Career
She has delivered guest lectures at foreign schools in Sweden, Tanzania, China, and Russia. She has contributed pieces to periodicals such as Today’s Christian Woman and Essence. Her hobbies and talents are numerous, encompassing photography, fiber work, and beading. Grimes now lives in Corona, California, and continues to write poems and novels for children and young adults. She is on the board of directors for the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance. Her efforts have gained her awards and recognition from a number of respected organizations.
In 2002, her work Bronx Masquerade was named the Coretta Scott King Award book. The Coretta Scott King Award is “given to African-American authors and illustrators for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions.”In January 2017, she received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal. “The Wilder Award honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.” Following the debate over Laura Ingalls Wilder’s stereotypical portrayals of indigenous peoples and the subsequent change in the medal’s name, Grimes’ work was condemned for supposed anti-Semitism.
Nikki Grimes Net Worth
Nikki has an estimated net worth of 800 thousand dollars.
Nikki Grimes Books- Author
Growin’: a novel (1977)
Something on My Mind (1978)
Malcolm X: A Force for Change (1992)
From a Child’s Heart (1993)
Meet Danitra Brown (1994)
Portrait of Mary (1994)
Come Sunday (1996)
Wild, Wild Hair (1997)
Jazmin’s Notebook (1998)
A Dime a Dozen (1998)
My Man Blue (1999)
Hopscotch Love (1999)
At Break of Day (1999)
Aneesa Lee and the Weaver’s Gift (2000)
Is It Far to Zanzibar? (2000)
Shoe Magic (2001)
A Pocketful of Poems (2001)