Nikki Grimes is the recipient of the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her books include the New York Times best seller Barack Obama: Son of Promise , Child of Hope and the Dyamonde Daniel chapter-book series. She won the Coretta Scott King Award for Bronx Masquerade and earned a Coretta Scott King Author Honor four times--for Words with Wings , Jazmin's Notebook , Dark Sons , and The Road to Paris . She lives in Corona, California. nikkigrimes.com.