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Melissa Sweet

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Melissa Sweet is a New York Times bestselling author and has illustrated nearly 100 children’s books. Her work ranges from board books to picture books and nonfiction titles and her collages and paintings have appeared in the New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, and for eeBoo Toys. She has received numerous awards including the Sibert Medal, NCTE's Orbis Pictus Award, as well as two Caldecott Honor awards: A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, and The Right Word: Roget and his Thesaurus, both by Jen Bryant. Sweet has written and illustrated four books: The New York Times Best Illustrated Carmine: A Little More Red; Tupelo Rides the Rails; The Sibert Award Winner Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade; and Some Writer! The Story of E.B.White. Her newest book is How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander, (June, 2019). Melissa lives with her husband and dogs in Portland, Maine. For more information, visit www.melissasweet.net.

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Balloons over Broadway

The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

By: Melissa Sweet

Narrated by: John McDonough

Length: 15 mins

Release date: 09-06-12

Language: English

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