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We interview illustrators and authors working in children’s picture books and include collections of our favorite books in special categories.

A Selection of Work

Melissa Sweet interview

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How to Read a Book, by Kwame Alexander, illustration by Melissa Sweet; Some Writer! The Story of E. B. White, Melissa Sweet; The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus, by Jen Bryant, illustration by Melissa Sweet

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Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems, selected by Paul B. Janeczko, illustration by Melissa Sweet; Little Red Writing, by Joan Holub, illustration by Melissa Sweet; Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers Strike of 1909, by Michelle Markel, illustration by Melissa Sweet

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Balloons Over Broadway, The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade, Melissa Sweet