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Melissa Sweet

Melissa Sweet

Melissa Sweet

Melissa Sweet has illustrated more than eighty children’s books, including the Caldecott Honor book A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams by Jen Bryant. She also wrote and illustrated Tupelo Rides the Rails; Carmine: A Little More Red, which was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book; and Balloons Over Broadway, a picture book biography that was named a 2011 Publishers Weekly Best Nonfiction Picture Book. When she is not in her studio, Melissa can be found taking an art class, hiking with her dogs, or riding her bicycle. She lives with her family in Rockport, Maine.

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Pinky and Rex and the Just-Right Pet will be released on May 01, 2002 in Trade Paperback
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Pinky and Rex and the Spelling Bee will be released on September 01, 1999 in Trade Paperback
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Pinky and Rex and the Spelling Bee is now available in Trade Paperback
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Pinky and Rex Go to Camp will be released on May 01, 1999 in Trade Paperback
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School Library Journal, May 6, 2012
...Arnold McCully, Wendell Minor, Barry Moser, Jon J Muth, Sean Qualls, Peter H. Reynolds, Marc Simont, Javaka Steptoe, Melissa Sweet, Cornelius Van Wright, Neil Waldman, Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, Tony Walton, Gary Zamchick, and Paul O. Zelinsky.” I had no...
PRWeb, April 24, 2012
...Brown Books for 6-year-olds “Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade” by Melissa Sweet “The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families” by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore “The Little Engine That Could”...
School Library Journal, April 17, 2012
...the following four: About Hummingbirds (Peachtree) by Cathryn Sill, illustrated by John Sill; Balloons Over Broadway (Houghton) by Melissa Sweet; The Honeybee Man (Random) by Lela Nargi and Kyrsten Brooker; and Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story...
Denver Post, March 25, 2012
...with the frozen peas. Ages 4 and up. Mrs. Harkness and the Panda by Alicia Potter, illustrated by Melissa Sweet (Knopf) Ruth McCombs Harkness became a widow in 1936, less than two years after she became a bride. Her husband died in China, where he meant...
School Library Journal, March 22, 2012
...Book Text: Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner (Chronicle), Picture Book Illustration: Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet (Houghton Harcourt), Fiction: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (Philomel), Nonfiction: Amelia Lost: The Life and...
Teacher Magazine, March 13, 2012
...Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart , by Candace Fleming, published by Schwartz & Wade. Balloons over Broadway , by Melissa Sweet, published by Houghton Mifflin. Bluefish, by Pat Schmatz, published by Candlewick. BookSpeak: Poems about Books...
ALA, March 13, 2012
...Roaring Brook Press. "Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade." By Melissa Sweet. Illustrated by the author. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. "Breaking Stalin's Nose." By Eugene Yelchin. Illustrated by the author. Henry Holt....
Media Bistro, March 2, 2012
...book text category, Kate Messner won for Over and Under the Snow. In the picture book illustration category, Melissa Sweet won for Balloons Over Broadway. Chris Rylander won� the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor for his middle grade novel, The Fourth...
Ehealthspace.org, March 1, 2012
...A recent systematic review of health literacy and public... Read more on the blog... Original article: Original author: Melissa Sweet DISCLAIMER: This article summary is directly sourced from one of our selected RSS feeds as a service for...
Jamestown Post-Journal, February 26, 2012
...the Giant Flood, Kathryn Lay; Balloons Over Broadway: the True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade, Melissa Sweet; Boston Tea Party: Rebellion in the Colonies (Adventures in Colonial America), James Knight; Buddhism, Fossey; The Camping Trip That...
Hutchinson News, February 22, 2012
...year's winner was "Balloons over Broadway: the True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade" by Melissa Sweet. This is full of mixed media illustrations, which introduce you to the man. Kids of all ages (and even adults) would find this book about Tony...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 21, 2012
...the winning books: 2012 SIBERT MEDAL WINNER: In "Balloons Over Broadway" (Houghton Mifflin, $16.99, ages 4-8), author/illustrator Melissa Sweet combines a kid-friendly text with colorful detailed illustrations to create a truly distinguished picture book...
Crikey Media, February 21, 2012
...more coherent, logical and efficient funding mechanism across jurisdictional lines. Tomorrow, our health writer and head of Croakey Melissa Sweet will detail the parallels between Gonski?s findings regarding education and our current health system....
Seattle Times, February 21, 2012
...the winning books: 2012 Sibert Medal Winner: In "Balloons Over Broadway" (Houghton Mifflin, $16.99, ages 4-8), author/illustrator Melissa Sweet combines a kid-friendly text with colorful, detailed illustrations to create a truly distinguished...