Melissa Sweet

<strong>Melissa Sweet</strong> is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of many fine children’s books including <em>Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White</em>, winner of the NCTE Orbis Pictus award, <em>Balloons Over Broadway</em>, a Sibert winner, and <em>The Right Word</em> and <em>A River of Words</em>, both Caldecott Honors. Reviewers have described her unique mixed-media illustrations as “exuberant,” “outstanding,” and “a creative delight.” Melissa lives on the beautiful coast of Maine. In addition to writing and painting, she enjoys gardening, hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing. For more information about the author and her work, visit her online at melissasweet.net.