2017 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award
Honoring an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.
Winner:
Nikki Grimes
The 2017 winner is Nikki Grimes, whose award-winning works include "Bronx Masquerade," which won Coretta Scott King Author Honor in 2014. In addition, Grimes received the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award in 2016 and the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children in 2006.
Read her full bio here.
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