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Nikki Grimes began penning poetry at the age of six. Her many award-winning titles include the picture booksTalkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman, which won the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and a Coretta Scott King Author Honor, andMeet Danitra Brown, which won a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. Coretta Scott King Author Honors went to her novelsThe Road to Paris,Jazmin's Notebook, andDark Sons, and her novelBronx Masqueradewon the Coretta Scott King Author Award. She lives in Corona, California.Mike Benny is the recipient of two Gold Medals from the Society of Illustrators. His first children's book wasAmerica's White Table, by Margot Raven Theis. His illustrations have also appeared in well-known publications such asTime,GQ,The New Yorker, andSports Illustrated. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, daughter, and son.