Name: Storytime with Nikkolas Smith
Start: 2026-02-05T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-05T14:30:00-05:00
Location: Lofty Pigeon Books, Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Join Lofty Pigeon Books and Brown Babies N'Books for a special storytime with bestselling illustrator and artist Nikkolas Smith!
About this Event

Brown Babies N' Books welcomes New York Times–bestselling picture book creator and Hollywood film illustrator and concept artist Nikkolas Smith for a special storytime, followed by a meet-and-greet and signing!

NOTE: If the storytime event is sold out, you can join the waitlist. In addition, all are welcome to join us for the meet-and-greet and signing starting at 2:30pm; capacity is open and no RSVP is required. Preorders are strongly encouraged to ensure that you get the copies you want and skip the checkout line! Preorder the three featured titles here (limited copies of other titles will be available at the event).

If you are unable to attend and would still like a signed copy, you can indicate any personalization requests in the "instructions and comments" field during checkout. Your book(s) can be picked up in-store or shipped to you.

About the author

Nikkolas Smith is an Artivist, #1 NYT Bestseller picture book creator, and Hollywood film illustrator and concept artist (Sinners, Black Panther Wakanda Forever, Judas and the Black Messiah, Space Jam II, They Cloned Tyrone). He is the author/illustrator of several picture books: the USA TODAY Bestselling The Artivist, the NAACP Image Award nominated The Golden Girls of Rio, and My Hair Is Poofy And That's Okay. Nikkolas is the illustrator of the #1 NYT Bestseller The 1619 Project: Born on the Water, I Am Ruby Bridges, Black Panther Wakanda Forever: The Courage To Dream, Captain America: A Hero Looks Like You, the award winning That Flag, and A Change is Gonna Come. His picture book The History of We is his first hand painted picture book. As a Black illustrator, Nikkolas is focused on creating captivating art that can spark important conversations in today's world and inspire meaningful change towards social justice and equity. Many of his viral and globally published sketches are included in his book Sunday Sketch: The Art of Nikkolas. Known for his artistic depictions of marginalized voices, Nikkolas speaks and leads workshops on artivism at conferences and schools around the world. His passion for social justice into his unique portfolio of art, that spans from digital to acrylic, has made him one of the most recognized talents of our time. Born in Houston, Texas, Nikkolas lives in Los Angeles, California with his family.