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Nikki Shannon Smith is an educator, presenter, and the award-winning author of over 20 published and forthcoming children’s books. Her titles include OUR BEAUTIFUL COLORS (Little Golden Books), and the board book series Brown Baby Parade (Crown Books/Random House). Nikki is also the author of the AZALEAH LANE chapter book series and five titles in Capstone’s middle grade series, Girls Survive. LENA AND THE BURNING OF GREENWOOD: A TULSA RACE MASSACRE SURVIVAL STORY won the 2023 Oklahoma Book Award. Her middle grade novel, STRANDED, is forthcoming from Scholastic on September 17, 2024. Nikki is from Oakland, California and is represented by Jennifer March Soloway of Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
Learn more about Nikki at https://nikkishannonsmith.com/home-page.
All Books By Nikki Shannon Miller
| Title | Year | Amazon |
| Ann Fights for Freedom: An Underground Railroad Survival Story | 2019 | Hardcover | Paperback |
| On the Farm: A Brown Baby Parade Book | 2024 | Hardcover |
| Noelle at Sea: A Titanic Survival Story | 2019 | Hardcover | Paperback |
| The Amazing Life of Azalea Lane | 2020 | Hardcover | Paperback |
| The Scrumptious Life of Azalea Lane | 2021 | Hardcover | Paperback |
| Our Beautiful Colors | 2022 | Hardcover |
| The Dramatic Life of Azaleas Lane | 2020 | Hardcover | Paperback |
| The Little Christmas Elf | 2011 | Hardcover | Paperback |
| The Scientific Life of Azaleah | 2022 | Hardcover | Paperback |
| Love Is All Around: A Brown Baby Parade Book | 2022 | Hardcover |
| Christmas Stories | 2015 | Hardcover |
| A Star Like Jesse Owens | 2020 | Hardcover | Paperback |
| Treasure Hunt | 2019 | Hardcover | Paperback |
| Lena and the Burning of Greenwood: A Tulsa Race Massacre Survival Story | 2022 | Hardcover | Paperback |
| Charlotte Spies for Justice: A Civil War Survival Story | 2019 | Hardcover | Paperback |
| Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story | 2020 | Library | Paperback |
| Countdown to Christmas: A Brown Baby Parade Book | 2023 | Hardcover |
| Halloween Friends: A Brown Baby Parade Book | 2023 | Hardcover |
| Stranded | 2024 | Paperback | Kindle |
Born: Beverly Cleary was born in McMinnville, Oregon on April 12, 1916.
Died: Beverly Cleary died on March 25, 2021 at Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
Career: Beverly Cleary earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor of Arts in Library Science from University of Washington. This prepared Cleary for a career as a librarian and as a children’s writer.
Notable Books: Henry Huggins series; Ramona series; The Mouse and the Motorcycle series; Dear Mr. Henshaw.
Major Awards: Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (1975); National Book Award (1981); Newbery Medal (1984); National Medal of Arts (2003).
Theme(s): Americana
Website: Beverly Cleary
Wikipedia Page: Beverly Cleary
Teaching Books: Beverly Cleary
All Books By Beverly Cleary
| Book Title | Year | Series | Summary/Buy |
| Just For Me: My Ramona Quimby Journal | 2013 | Ramona Quimby | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Ramona’s World | 1999 | Ramona Quimby | Amazon | Bookshop |
| My Own Two Feet | 1995 | Autobiography | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Petey’s Bedtime Story | 1993 | Picture Books | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Strider | 1991 | Leigh Botts | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Muggie Maggie | 1990 | Standalone | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Two Times the Fun | 1990 | Short Stories | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Here Come The Twins | 1989 | Standalone | Amazon | Bookshop |
| The Twins Again | 1989 | Standalone | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Mouse House Trio | 1989 | Standalone | Amazon | Bookshop |
| A Girl from Yamhill | 1988 | Autobiography | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Janet’s Thingamajigs | 1987 | Picture Books | Amazon | Bookshop |
| The Growing-Up Feet | 1987 | Picture Books | Amazon | Bookshop |
| The Beezus and Ramona Diary | 1986 | Ramona Quimby | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Two Dog Biscuits | 1986 | Picture Books | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Ramona Forever | 1984 | Ramona Quimby | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Lucky Chuck | 1984 | Standalone | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Dear Mr. Henshaw | 1983 | Leigh Botts | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Ralph S. Mouse | 1982 | Ralph S. Mouse | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Young Love | 1982 | Standalone | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Ramona Quimby, Age 8 | 1981 | Ramona Quimby | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Ramona and Her Mother | 1979 | Ramona Quimby | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Leave It to Beaver | 1978 | Standalone | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Ramona and Her Father | 1977 | Ramona Quimby | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Ramona the Brave | 1975 | Ramona Quimby | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Socks | 1973 | Standalone | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Runaway Ralph | 1970 | Ralph S. Mouse | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Ramona the Pest | 1968 | Ramona Quimby | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Mitch and Amy | 1967 | Standalone | Amazon | Bookshop |
| The Mouse and the Motorcycle | 1965 | Ralph S. Mouse | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Ribsy | 1964 | Henry Huggins | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Sister of the Bride | 1963 | First Love | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Ribsy and the P.T.A. | 1963 | Standalone | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Henry and the Clubhouse | 1962 | Henry Huggins | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Beaver and Wally | 1961 | Standalone | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Emily’s Runaway Imagination | 1961 | Standalone | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Here’s Beaver! | 1961 | Standalone | Amazon | Bookshop |
| The Hullabaloo ABC | 1960 | Picture Books | Amazon | Bookshop |
| The Real Hole | 1960 | Picture Books | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Jean and Johnny | 1959 | First Love | Amazon | Bookshop |
| The Luckiest Girl | 1958 | First Love | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Henry and the Paper Route | 1957 | Henry Huggins | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Fifteen | 1956 | First Love | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Beezus and Ramona | 1955 | Ramona Quimby | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Henry and Ribsy | 1953 | Henry Huggins | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Otis Spofford | 1953 | Ellen & Otis | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Henry and Beezus | 1952 | Henry Huggins | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Ellen Tebbits | 1951 | Ellen & Otis | Amazon | Bookshop |
| Henry Huggins | 1950 | Henry Huggins | Amazon | Bookshop |
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| Title | Author(s) | Pub Date | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
| “Looking for Alaska” | John Green | 2005 | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
| “An Abundance of Katherines” | John Green | 2006 | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
| “Let It Snow” | John Green, Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle | 2008 | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
| “Paper Towns” | John Green | 2008 | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
| “Will Grayson, Will Grayson” | John Green David Levithan | 2010 | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
| “The Fault in Our Stars” | John Green | 2012 | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
| “Turtles All the Way Down” | John Green | 2017 | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
| “The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet” | John Green | 2021 | Summary | Buy at Amazon |
Margarita Engle was born in Pasadena, California to an American father and a Cuban mother. While she lived in Los Angeles, Margarita spent many summers living with family in Cuba. That time living in Cuba created a strong bond with the country of her mother. It is that strong bond that flows through Engle’s books.
Website: MargaritaEngle.com
Wikipedia: Margarita Engle
TeachingBooks: Margarita Engle
| Title | Language | Year | Summary | Buy* |
| “Wild Dreamers” | English | 2024 | Summary | Buy* |
| “The Sculptors of Light” | English | 2023 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Las Escultoras de La Luz” | Spanish | 2023 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Water Day” | English | 2023 | Summary | Buy* |
| “El dia del agua” | English | 2023 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Wings in the Wild” | English | 2023 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Alas Salvajes” | Spanish | 2023 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Singing with Elephants” | English | 2022 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Light for All” | English | 2021 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Luz para todos” | Spanish | 2023 | Summary | Buy* |
| “A Song of Frutas” (co-author: Sara Palacios) | English | 2021 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Un Pregón de Frutas” (co-author: Sara Palacios) | Spanish | 2021 | Summary | Buy* |
| “With a Star in My Hand: Rubén Darío, Poetry Hero” | English | 2020 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Con una Estrella en la Mano: Rubén Darío” | Spanish | 2020 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems” | English | 2019 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreno Played the Piano for President Lincoln” | English | 2021 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Manos que bailan: Cómo Teresa Carreño tocó el piano para el presidente Lincoln” | Spanish | 2021 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Soaring Earth: A Companion Memoir to Enchanted Air” | English | 2019 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Jazz Owls: A Novel of the Zoot Suit Riots” | English | 2018 | Summary | Buy* |
| “The Flying Girl: How Aida de Acosta Learned to Soar” | English | 2021 | Summary | Buy* |
| “La joven aviadora: Aída de Acosta sube muy alto” | Spanish | 2021 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Miguel’s Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixote” | English | 2018 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Miguel y su valiente caballero: El joven Cervantes sueña a don Quijote” | Spanish | 2018 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Forest World” | English | 2018 | Summary | Buy* |
| “La Selva” | Spanish | 2018 | Summary | Buy* |
| “All the Way to Havana” | English | 2018 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Todo El Camino Hasta” | Spanish | 2018 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Bravo: Poems about Amazing Hispanics” | English | 2017 | Summary | Buy* |
| “¡Bravo!: Poemas sobre Hispanos Extraordinarios” | Spanish | 2017 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Morning Star Horse” | English | 2017 | Summary | Buy* |
| “El Caballo Lucero” | Spanish | 2017 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Lion Island: Cuba’s Warrior of Words” | English | 2016 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Isla de leones: El guerrero cubano de las palabras | Spanish | 2019 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir” | English | 2015 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Aire encantado: Dos culturas, dos alas: una memoria” | Spanish | 2017 | Summary | Buy* |
| “The Sky Painter: Louis Fuertes, Bird Artist” | English | 2015 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music” | English | 2015 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Una Nina Un Tambor Un Sueno” | Spanish | 2016 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal” | English | 2014 | Summary | Buy* |
| “The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist” | English | 2013 | Summary | Buy* |
| “The Wild Book” | English | 2012 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck” | English | 2011 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian” | English | 2010 | Summary | Buy* |
| “The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette’s Journey to Cuba” | English | 2010 | Summary | Buy* |
| “Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba” | English | 2009 | Summary | Buy* |
| “The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom” | English Spanish | 2008 | Summary | Buy* |
| “The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano” | English | 2006 | Summary | Buy* |
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