Nikki Grimes

"The faucet flows like a waterfall, the bathroom floor is a distant shore, toy boats sail against the waves. An imagination-fueled adventure on the high seas is just what it takes to get little one clean."--Provided by publisher.

"In this collection of poetry, Nikki Grimes looks afresh at the poets of the Harlem Renaissance -- including voices like Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, and many more writers of importance and resonance from this era -- by combining their work with her own original poetry. Using "The Golden Shovel" poetic method, Grimes has written a collection of poetry that is as gorgeous as it is thought-provoking. This special book also includes original...

Words rock classroom! That's a headline Darrian Lopez might write after spending time in Mr. Ward's class, known for its open-mike poetry readings. Darrian's there hoping to hone his writing skills so that some day he can report for the New York Times. As the students start telling their stories, Darrian observes that despite their differences, they're all just trying to do their best in a world full of challenges, be it from their own family dynamics,...

A grieving son follows a treasure map his late father left him through the woods they used to explore together.

"A lyrical Christmas story about animals coming from around the Middle East to visit baby Jesus, bringing their individual gifts and singing him a lullaby"--

A pregnant teenager finds support and forgiveness from God through a book of poetry presented from the Virgin Mary's perspective.

A beloved and very sleepy little boy resists his mother's efforts to put him to bed.

What can one voice do? As the first rumblings of the pandemic sound around Garvey, he hardly notices. Caught up with his friends, school, chorus, and his newfound relationship with his father, he doesn't imagine that the new disease adults are talking about could touch him. But it will. When everything changes, when fear moves in, and when all seems dark, Garvey feels helpless. Yet one voice-- Garvey's voice--can be a powerful spark in the dark.... "Capturing...

Spunky third-grader Dyamonde Daniel misses her old neighborhood, but when she befriends a boy named Free, another new student at school, she finally starts to feel at home.