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Nikki Grimes Books in Order

Nikki Grimes has written 75 books, published between 1977 and 2026. The first book is Growin' (1977) and the newest is Twice Blessed (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
75
Published
1977–2026
Pages on record
2,774 in 37 of 75 books
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Nikki Grimes, born October 20, 1950, is an American poet, journalist and author of books for children and young adults. The catalogue lists 75 books from Growin' (1977) to Twice Blessed (2026), and Meet Danitra Brown (1984) and Malcolm X (1992) are among them. Grimes's series are Dyamonde Daniel, Danitra Brown and Garvey. Catalogue subjects include children's poetry, African Americans, friendship, love, school and biography.

How many Nikki Grimes books are there?

Nikki Grimes has 75 books, released between 1977 and 2026. They include 3 series and 63 titles listed outside any series.

Nikki Grimes Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 75 Nikki Grimes books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Growin' by Nikki Grimes (1977)
  2. Cover of Meet Danitra Brown by Nikki Grimes, book 1 of the Danitra Brown series (1984)
  3. Cover of Something on My Mind by Nikki Grimes (1986)
  4. Cover of Disney's Mickey Mouse In Sky Island by Nikki Grimes (1990)
  5. Cover of Mickey Mouse in the Viking's Eye by Nikki Grimes (1990)
  6. Cover of Oh, Bother! Someone's Baby-Sitting by Nikki Grimes, book 2 of the Disney's Winnie-The-Pooh's Helping Hands series
  7. Cover of Oh, Bother! Someone's Fighting by Nikki Grimes, book 4 of the Disney's Winnie-The-Pooh's Helping Hands series (1991)
  8. Cover of Malcolm X by Nikki Grimes (1992)
  9. Cover of Walt Disney's Pinocchio by Nikki Grimes (1992)
  10. Cover of Minnie's New Friend by Nikki Grimes (1992)
  11. Cover of From a Child's Heart by Nikki Grimes (1993)
  12. Cover of Walt Disney's Cinderella by Nikki Grimes (1993)
  13. Cover of Portrait of Mary by Nikki Grimes (1994)
  14. Cover of C is for City by Nikki Grimes (1995)
  15. Cover of Come Sunday by Nikki Grimes (1996)
  16. Cover of It's Raining Laughter by Nikki Grimes (1997)
  17. Cover of Wild, Wild Hair by Nikki Grimes (1997)
  18. Cover of A Dime a Doze by Nikki Grimes (1998)
  19. Cover of Hopscotch Love by Nikki Grimes (1999)
  20. Cover of At Break of Day by Nikki Grimes (1999)
  21. Cover of Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel by Nikki Grimes, book 1 of the Dyamonde Daniel series (2000)
  22. Cover of Is it Far to Zanzibar? by Nikki Grimes (2000)
  23. Cover of Shoe Magic by Nikki Grimes (2000)
  24. Cover of Danitra Brown Leaves Town by Nikki Grimes, book 2 of the Danitra Brown series (2001)
  1. 1
    Growin'1977 · 88 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197788
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  2. 2
    Meet Danitra BrownDanitra Brown #11984 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198432
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  3. 3
    Something on My Mind1986 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4
    19861
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  4. 4
    Disney's Mickey Mouse In Sky Island1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  5. 5
    Mickey Mouse in the Viking's Eye1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  6. 6
    Minnie 'n Me1990 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199048
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  7. 7
    Oh, Bother! Someone's Baby-SittingDisney's Winnie-The-Pooh's Helping Hands #21991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  8. 8
    Oh, Bother! Someone's FightingDisney's Winnie-The-Pooh's Helping Hands #41991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  9. 9
    Malcolm X1992 · 177 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992177
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  10. 10
    Walt Disney's Pinocchio1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  11. 11
    Minnie's New Friend1992 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4
    19921
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  12. 12
    From a Child's Heart1993 · 25 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199325
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  13. 13
    Walt Disney's Cinderella1993 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199324
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  14. 14
    Portrait of Mary1994 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994116
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  15. 15
    C is for City1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  16. 16
    Come Sunday1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  17. 17
    It's Raining Laughter1997 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199732
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  18. 18
    Wild, Wild Hair1997 · 33 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199733
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  19. 19
    Jazmin's Notebook1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  20. 20
    A Dime a Doze1998 · 54 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199854
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  21. 21
    Talkin' About Bessie1998 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199848
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  22. 22
    Hopscotch Love1999 · 39 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199939
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  23. 23
    Baby's Bedtime1999 · 15 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199915
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  24. 24
    My Man Blue1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  25. 25
    At Break of Day1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  26. 26
    Aneesa Lee and the Weaver's Gift1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  27. 27
    Make Way for Dyamonde DanielDyamonde Daniel #12000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  28. 28
    Is it Far to Zanzibar?2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  29. 29
    Shoe Magic2000 · 30 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200030
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  30. 30
    Danitra Brown Leaves TownDanitra Brown #22001 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200132
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Nikki Grimes books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Dyamonde Daniel in order

4 books
  1. 1. Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel
  2. 2. Rich
  3. 3. Almost Zero
  4. 4. Halfway to Perfect

Danitra Brown in order

3 books
  1. 1. Meet Danitra Brown
  2. 2. Danitra Brown Leaves Town
  3. 3. Danitra Brown, Class Clown

Garvey in order

2 books
  1. 1. Garvey's Choice
  2. 2. Garvey in the Dark

Disney's Winnie-The-Pooh's Helping Hands in order

2 books
  1. 2. Oh, Bother! Someone's Baby-Sitting
  2. 4. Oh, Bother! Someone's Fighting

Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator in order

1 book
  1. 97. A Walk in the Woods

Standalone books

63 books

63 Nikki Grimes titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Nikki Grimes books in order?

You only need to read Nikki Grimes books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Nikki Grimes

Start with Growin' (1977), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Nikki Grimes book?

Twice Blessed (2026) is the newest Nikki Grimes book released so far.

Is there a new Nikki Grimes book coming?

No next Nikki Grimes book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Nikki Grimes has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for Nikki Grimes. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Children's Literature Legacy Award2017Won
  • Coretta Scott King Award1999Won

Nikki Grimes at a glance

Still publishing
Nikki Grimes published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Nikki Grimes books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,774 pages across the 37 of 75 books with a recorded length, a median of 40 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nikki Grimes books, 25 of 75, were published in the 2000s.

What the Nikki Grimes books are about

64 of the 75 Nikki Grimes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: poetry is tagged on 27 of 64. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.