Melissa Sweet

Born

in Wyckoff, New Jersey, The United States

January 01, 1956

Website

http://www.melissasweet.net

Genre

Children's Books

Influences

Maurice Sendak

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Melissa Sweet grew up in a suburban neighborhood that had lots of kids, kick-the-can games on summer nights, and Percy's candy store right nearby.

Later she received her Associate’s Degree from Endicott Junior College in Beverly, Massachusetts, and studied art at the Kansas City Art Institute.

Sweet began began illustrating children's books in 1986 and has illustrated more than 60 books. Her work can also be seen in magazines, on posters, children's toys and food packaging.

Sweet’s signature style of whimsical watercolors is often enhanced by collage art when she finds objects and details that are appropriate to the story.

Sweet lives with her husband and step-daughter in a small coastal Maine villa ...more

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Melissa Sweet’s books

Average rating: 4.1 · 39,737 ratings · 7,875 reviews · 116 distinct works • Similar authors

	Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade 4.14 avg rating — 9,846 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White 4.43 avg rating — 3,291 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carmine: A Little More Red 3.95 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tupelo Rides the Rails 3.80 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Christmas Day in the Morning: A Traditional Carol by Melissa Sweet (Illustrator), John Langstaff (Foreword) 3.63 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1959 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fiddle-I-Fee: A Farmyard Song for the Very Young 3.53 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1992 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dozen Easter Eggs really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dirty Laundry Pile: Poems in Different Voices by Melissa Sweet (Illustrations), Paul B. Janeczko (Selections) 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jingle Bells 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Little Pigs 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Melissa Sweet

“Every little movement has a meaning of its own.
-Tony Sarg”
― Melissa Sweet, Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

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