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Traci N. Todd biography

Traci N. Todd is an American children’s writer and book editor. She writes illustrated non-fiction, including picture book biographies.

Her picture book biography Nina: A Story of Nina Simone, illustrated by Christian Robinson, was published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers in 2021. In 2022, the book received a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor, awarded to Robinson.

Todd wrote Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes, illustrated by Shannon Wright and published by Orchard Books (Scholastic). In 2024, the book was named a Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor title, and it also received a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor (awarded to Wright).

Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes was a Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor title in 2024.

This Traci.N Todd page was last updated on April 15th, 2026

Biography writer: Joanna Nance-Phillips

Children’s literature expert and primary school teacher with 30+ years of experience running a primary school library, teaching literacy and tutoring in the UK and abroad. Articles and reviews by Joanna Nance-Phillips

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Children’s Literature News April 2026

Last updated on April 15, 2026 by Joanna Nance-Phillips

Children’s book news for April 2026: Michael Rosen wins the Hans Christian Andersen Award, CLiPPA and UKLA shortlists arrive, and Puffin launches its new picture book list, Puffin Studio.

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