Nikki S.

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 due to be released by Scholastic in September. Learn more about Nikki at https://nikkishannonsmith.com/home-page.