New York TimesΒ bestselling authorΒ Nikki GrimesΒ is the recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement,Β the ALA Childrenβs Literature Legacy Award, and the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her books include her critically acclaimed memoir in verseΒ Ordinary HazardsΒ as well as picture booksΒ Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice andΒ Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope. She won the Coretta Scott King Award forΒ Bronx MasqueradeΒ and earned a Coretta Scott King Author Honor five timesβforΒ Words with Wings,Β Jazmin's Notebook,Β Dark Sons,Β Talkinβ About Bessie, andΒ The Road to Paris.Β VisitΒ nikkigrimes.com