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• Author: Melissa Sweet
• Format: Book
• Genre: Arts
• Genre: Nonfiction

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  Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

  By Melissa Sweet

  “Balloons over Broadway:  The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade,” published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, is about Tony Sarg, the artistic inventor who conceived the huge balloons that float through New York City each Thanksgiving. Beginning at a very young age, his never-ending zeal for play and discovery delighted millions, and likewise, Sweet's festive words, mixed media illustrations and thorough research, bring their own contagious joy to this celebration of his life's creative process.

  • Nonfiction, Arts
  • Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2012 (Medal Winner)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780547199450
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  A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

  By Jen Bryant, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

  Readers will be inspired by the passion and perseverance of artist Horace Pippin in this engaging picture book biography. The tightly woven narrative coupled with mixed media collage, watercolor and gouache illustrations capture the essence of Pippin's life and work.

  • Nonfiction, Arts, Visual Arts
  • Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2014 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780375867125