Nikki Grimes Books in Order

Nikki Grimes is an American author of books written for children and young adults, as well as a poet and journalist.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Nikki Grimes

  • #1
    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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  • #1
    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
    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
    Oh, Bother! Someone's Messy! (By: Betty G. Birney)(1992)
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  • #6
    Oh Bother! Someone's Grumpy! (By: Betty G. Birney)(1992)
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  • #7
    Oh, Bother! Someone Won't Share (By: Betty G. Birney)(1993)
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  • #8
    Oh, Bother! Someone's Jealous! (By: Betty G. Birney)(1994)
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  • #9
    Oh, Bother! Someone's Afraid Of the Dark (By: Betty G. Birney)(1994)
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  • #1
    Garvey's Choice(2016)
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  • #2
    Garvey in the Dark(2022)
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  • #1
    Tales from Africa (By: Jerry Pinkney,Lila Green) (0)(1843)
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  • #2
    Tales from Africa (By: Jerry Pinkney,Lila Green)
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  • #3
    The Ugly Duckling (By: Jerry Pinkney)
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  • #4
    The Little Match Girl (By: Jerry Pinkney)
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  • #5
    Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (By: Jerry Pinkney)
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  • #6
    Early Autumn (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1927)
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  • #7
    The Flowering of New England (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1936)
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  • #8
    Lolita (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1955)
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  • #9
    Rabbit, Run (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1960)
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  • #10
    The Adventures of Spider (By: Jerry Pinkney,Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)(1964)
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  • #11
    The Year Around Book (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1965)
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  • #12
    This is Music for Kindergarten and Nursery School (By: Jerry Pinkney,Adeline McCall)(1965)
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  • #13
    The Traveling Frog (By: Jerry Pinkney,V. M. Garshin)(1966)
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  • #14
    A Book of Shapes & Sizes (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1966)
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  • #15
    The Beautiful Blue Jay, and other Tales of India (By: Jerry Pinkney,John W. Spellman)(1967)
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  • #16
    Even Tiny Ants Must Sleep (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1967)
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  • #17
    The Clock Museum (By: Jerry Pinkney,Ken. Sobol)(1967)
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  • #18
    Folktales and Fairytales of Africa (By: Jerry Pinkney,Lila Green)(1967)
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  • #19
    Shoes, Pennies, and Rockets (By: Jerry Pinkney,Ralph Alan Dale)(1968)
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  • #20
    Kostas the Rooster (By: Jerry Pinkney,Traudl)(1968)
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  • #21
    The Twin Witches of Fingle Fu (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1969)
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  • #22
    Juano and the Wonderful Fresh Fish. (By: Jerry Pinkney,Thelma. Shaw)(1969)
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  • #23
    Babushka and the Pig (By: Jerry Pinkney,Ann Trofimuk)(1969)
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  • #24
    The Porcupine and the Tiger (By: Jerry Pinkney,Fern Powell)(1970)
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  • #25
    Cora Annett's Homerhenry (By: Jerry Pinkney,Cora Annett)(1970)
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  • #26
    The King's Ditch (By: Jerry Pinkney,Francine Jacobs)(1971)
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  • #27
    The Planet of Junior Brown (By: Jerry Pinkney,Virginia Hamilton)(1971)
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  • #28
    Femi and Old Grandaddie (By: Jerry Pinkney,Adjai Robinson)(1972)
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  • #29
    JD (By: Jerry Pinkney,Mari Evans)(1973)
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  • #30
    Kasho and the Twin Flutes. (By: Jerry Pinkney,Adjai Robinson)(1973)
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  • #31
    Prince Littlefoot (By: Jerry Pinkney,Berniece Freschet)(1973)
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  • #32
    Mickey and Minny (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1973)
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  • #33
    The Great Minu (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1974)
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  • #34
    Roots of Time (By: Jerry Pinkney,Elliott P. Skinner)(1974)
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  • #35
    Song of the Trees (By: Jerry Pinkney,Mildred D. Taylor)(1975)
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  • #36
    Wuthering Heights (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1975)
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  • #37
    Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (By: Jerry Pinkney,Mildred D. Taylor)(1975)
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  • #38
    Yagua Days (By: Jerry Pinkney,Cruz Martel)(1976)
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  • #39
    Gulliver's Travels (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1977)
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  • #40
    Selected plays (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1977)
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  • #41
    Ji-Nongo-Nongo Means Riddles (By: Jerry Pinkney,Verna Aardema)(1978)
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  • #42
    History of Tom Jones a Founding (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1978)
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  • #43
    Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir (By: Jerry Pinkney,Eloise Greenfield,Lessie Jones Little)(1979)
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  • #44
    Tonweya and the Eagles (By: Jerry Pinkney,Rosebud Yellow Robe)(1979)
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  • #45
    These Thirteen (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1979)
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  • #46
    More Adventures of Spider (By: Jerry Pinkney,Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)(1980)
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  • #47
    Count on Your Fingers African Style (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1980)
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  • #48
    The Covenant (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1980)
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  • #49
    Jahdu (By: Jerry Pinkney,Virginia Hamilton)(1980)
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  • #50
    Rabbit Redux (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1981)
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  • #51
    Monster Myths of Ancient Greece (By: Jerry Pinkney,William A. Wise)(1981)
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  • #52
    Apples On A Stick (By: Jerry Pinkney,Barbara Michels,Bettye White)(1983)
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  • #53
    The Patchwork Quilt (By: Jerry Pinkney,Valerie Flournoy)(1985)
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  • #54
    Wild Wild Sunflower Child Anna (By: Jerry Pinkney,Nancy White Carlstrom)(1987)
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  • #55
    Pop-Up: Strange Animals of the Sea (By: National Geographic Society,Jerry Pinkney,Jane Heath Buxton)(1987)
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  • #56
    Mirandy and Brother Wind (By: Jerry Pinkney,Patricia McKissack)(1988)
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  • #57
    The Green Lion of Zion Street (By: Jerry Pinkney,Julia Fields)(1988)
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  • #58
    More Tales of Uncle Remus (By: Jerry Pinkney,Julius Lester)(1988)
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  • #59
    Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion (By: Jerry Pinkney,Verna Aardema)(1989)
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  • #60
    The Talking Eggs (By: Jerry Pinkney,Robert D. San Souci)(1989)
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  • #61
    Turtle in July (By: Jerry Pinkney,Marilyn Singer)(1989)
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  • #62
    Pretend You're a Cat (By: Jerry Pinkney,Jean Marzollo)(1990)
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  • #63
    The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket (By: Jerry Pinkney,Sonia Levitin)(1991)
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  • #64
    Their Eyes Were Watching God (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1991)
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  • #65
    David's Songs (By: Jerry Pinkney,Colin Eisler)(1992)
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  • #66
    Back Home (By: Jerry Pinkney,Gloria Jean Pinkney)(1992)
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  • #67
    Drylongso (By: Jerry Pinkney,Virginia Hamilton)(1992)
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  • #68
    A Starlit Somersault Downhill (By: Jerry Pinkney,Nancy Willard)(1993)
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  • #69
    I Want to Be (By: Jerry Pinkney,Thylias Moss)(1993)
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  • #70
    New Shoes for Silvia (By: Jerry Pinkney,Johanna Hurwitz)(1993)
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  • #71
    The Sunday Outing (By: Jerry Pinkney,Gloria Jean Pinkney)(1994)
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  • #72
    John Henry (By: Jerry Pinkney,Julius Lester)(1994)
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  • #73
    The Jungle Book (By: Jerry Pinkney)(1995)
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  • #74
    Tanya's Reunion (By: Jerry Pinkney,Valerie Flournoy)(1995)
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  • #75
    Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman (By: Jerry Pinkney,Alan Schroeder)(1996)
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  • #76
    Sam and the Tigers (By: Jerry Pinkney,Julius Lester)(1996)
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  • #77
    The Hired Hand (By: Jerry Pinkney,Robert D. San Souci)(1997)
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  • #78
    Black Cowboy, Wild Horses (By: Jerry Pinkney,Julius Lester)(1998)
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  • #79
    Journeys with Elijah (By: Jerry Pinkney,Barbara Diamond Goldin)(1999)
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  • #80
    Aesop's Fables (By: Jerry Pinkney)(2000)
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  • #81
    Albidaro and the Mischievous Dream (By: Jerry Pinkney,Julius Lester)(2000)
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  • #82
    Goin' Someplace Special (By: Jerry Pinkney,Patricia McKissack)(2001)
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  • #83
    Noah's Ark (By: Jerry Pinkney)(2002)
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  • #84
    The Nightingale (By: Jerry Pinkney)(2002)
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  • #85
    The Old African (By: Jerry Pinkney,Julius Lester)(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,RichardJackson)(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
    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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  • #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
    Words with Wings(2013)
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  • #8
    Ordinary Hazards(2019)
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  • #9
    Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice(2020)
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  • #1
    Oh Bother: Someone Didn't Say Thank You (By: Sheryl Berk)(2003)
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  • #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)
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  • #5
    Minnie 'n Me(1990)
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  • #6
    Walt Disney's Pinocchio(1992)
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  • #7
    Minnie's New Friend(1992)
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  • #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
    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
    Lullaby for the King(2023)
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  • #29
    Come Sunday(1996)
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  • #30
    It's Raining Laughter(1997)
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  • #31
    A Dime a Doze(1998)
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  • #32
    Hopscotch Love(1999)
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  • #33
    Is it Far to Zanzibar? (With: Betsy Lewin)(2000)
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  • #34
    Shoe Magic(2000)
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  • #35
    A Pocketful of Poems(2001)
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  • #36
    Dreams by Day, Dreams by Night(2002)
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  • #37
    What is Goodbye?(2004)
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  • #38
    At Jerusalem's Gate(2005)
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  • #39
    Thanks a Million(2006)
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  • #40
    Welcome, Precious(2006)
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  • #41
    Voices of Christmas(2009)
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  • #42
    Poems in the Attic(2015)
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  • #43
    One Last Word(2017)
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  • #44
    Between the Lines(2018)
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  • #45
    Legacy(2021)
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  • #46
    Glory in the Margins(2021)
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  • #47
    Glory, Too: Poems(2025)
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  • #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)
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  • #6
    The Road to Paris(2006)
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  • #7
    A Girl Named Mister(2010)
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  • #8
    Planet Middle School(2011)
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About Nikki Grimes

Nikki Grimes is an American author of books written for children and young adults, as well as a poet and journalist.

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