Melissa Sweet (illustrator) explained

Melissa Sweet
Birth Date:1 January 1956
Birth Place:Wyckoff, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality:American
Occupation:Author and illustrator

Melissa Sweet (born January 1, 1956) is an American illustrator and writer of nearly 100 books for children and young readers.[1]

She has won and been a finalist for numerous awards as both a writer and illustrator. In 2012, Balloons Over Broadway won the Golden Kite Award, Orbis Pictus Award, and Sibert Medal. Some Writer won a Cybils Award (2016), New England Book Award for Children's Books, and Orbis Pictus Award. A River of Words (2009) and The Right Word (2015), both written by Jen Bryant, were Caldecott Medal Honor books.[2]

Early life and education

Sweet was born in Wyckoff, New Jersey and studied at Kansas City Art Institute.[3]

Career

Sweet began her career in book illustration with James Howe’s Pinky and Rex series.[4] She has since illustrated nearly 100 books;[5] several of these she authored and for many more she collaborated with other writers. She illustrated three books for author Jen Bryant including, A River of Words, A Splash of Red, and The Right Word.[6]

Sweet conducts extensive research on the subjects of her biographies for children, which she illustrates with watercolor, mixed media, and collage.[7] In her books she said in an interview that she "likes to use every color on the color wheel..." and also that she's "...very big on complementary colors.". In the same interview she says that she took a color theory class, and she did not know how to mix colors, and as a result, used colors "...straight from the tube..." and in response, she said her teacher "...threw out 90 percent of my art supplies. He gave me this limited palette and showed me how to mix colors". Later in this same interview she revealed that watercolor is her favorite medium to illustrate with. She also said in this same interview that she was inspired to start writing and illustrating children's book by Maurice Sendak's Little Bear series, which she said gave her the confidence to believe that she could illustrate children's books.[8]

In Balloons over Broadway, Sweet describes her work process as "To create the art for the book, I began by making toys and puppets. I played with all sorts of materials, not knowing exactly what the outcomes would be.In addition to the watercolor illustrations, my collages are, in part, a mix of paper from old books to make papermache puppets, found objects, and fabrics, all painted or altered to illustrate what it may have felt like to be in Sarg's world. Some of the toys in my illustrations are based on ones from Tony's vast collection, but the actual toys in this book are the ones I made. On a few of the pages I even used Tony's illustrations from The Tony Sarg Marionette Book. I tried to keep in mind that in everything Sarg did,he conveyed the sense that he was having fun His legacy reminds me that “play” may be the most important element in making art!" [9]

Some Writer! The Story of E. B. White is a 176 page long biographical picture book that Sweet wrote and illustrated using watercolor and collage art. It includes excerpts from White's personal life, early drafts of his novels, family pictures, and other previously unpublished information on the writer. She received permission to use White's words from his granddaughter and the chief executor of his will, Martha White. White not only gave Sweet her permission, she even offered to help by allowing her to have access to the family's personal records, memorabilia, and photo albums of E.B white.[10]

Awards and honors

In 2019, the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art awarded Sweet their Carle Honor, which recognizes artists' "contributions to the world of children's literature."[11] [12]

Two of Sweet's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Balloons over Broadway (2011)[13] and Some Writer! (2016).[14]

In 2005, The New York Times named Carmine one of the best illustrated book of the year.

In 2011, Balloons Over Broadway was named one of the best nonfiction children's books of the year by the Chicago Public Library,[15] The Horn Book Magazine,[16] and Publishers Weekly.[17]

Some Writer! is a New York Times Best Seller.[18] It was included on lists of the best books of 2016 by the Chicago Public Library,[19] The Horn Book Magazine, Kirkus Reviews, the Los Angeles Public Library, the New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly,[20] School Library Journal, Shelf Awareness,[21] and The Washington Post.

Awards for Sweet's books!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
2012Balloons Over BroadwayALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[22]
Charlotte Zolotow AwardCommend[23]
Cybils Award for Nonfiction Picture BookFinalist
Golden Kite Award for Picture Book IllustrationWinner[24]
Orbis Pictus AwardWinner[25]
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book AwardWinner[26] [27]
2016Some WriterCybils Award for Juvenile Nonfiction Winner[28]
2017Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for NonfictionHonor[29]
New England Book Award for Children'sWinner[30]
Orbis Pictus AwardWinner[31]
ALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[32]

As illustrator

Fourteen books Sweet has illustrated are Junior Library Guild selections: Pinky and Rex and the School Play (1998),[33] Pinky and Rex and the Perfect Pumpkin (1998),[34] Leaving Vietnam (1999),[35] The Boy Who Drew Birds (2004),[36] A River of Words (2008),[37] Rubia and the Three Osos (2011),[38] Mrs. Harkness and the Panda (2012),[39] Spike, the Mixed-up Monster (2013),[40] Brave Girl (2013),[41] Firefly July (2014),[42] The Right Word (2014),[43] Baabwaa and Wooliam (2017),[44] Alphamaniacs (2020),[45] and Unbound (2021)[46]

In 2009, The Horn Book Magazine named The Sleepy Little Alphabet one of the best picture books of the year.

The same year, The New York Times included A River of Words one of the top ten illustrated books of the year. School Library Journal included in on their list of the year's best nonfiction books.

In 2013, School Library Journal named Brave Girl one of the best nonfiction children's books of the year.

The same year, Little Red Writing was named one of the best books of the year by School Library Journal andKirkus Reviews.

In 2014, Firefly July was named one of the best picture books of the year byThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books,[47] Publishers Weekly[48] and School Library Journal. The Horn Book Magazine included it on their list of the best poetry of the year.

The same year, The Horn Book Magazine and School Library Journal named The Right Word one of the best nonfiction children's books of the year. Kirkus Reviews,[49] The New York Times, and Publishers Weekly named it one of the best picture books of the year.

In 2017, Publishers Weekly named Baabwaa and Wooliam one of the best picture books of the year.[50]

In 2019, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Included How to Read a Book in their list of the best children's poetry books of the year.[51]

In 2020, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books included Alphamaniacs in their list of the best children's poetry books of the year.

Awards for Sweet's books!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
2005Baby Bear's ChairsGolden Kite Award for Picture Book IllustrationWinner[52]
2008Cybils Award for Nonfiction Finalist[53]
2009Caldecott MedalHonor[54]
NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts for Information/BiographySelection[55]
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book AwardHonor[56]
2011Rubia and the Three OsosALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[57]
2012Mrs Harkness and the Panda Cybils Award for Nonfiction Picture BookWinner[58]
2013Spike, the Mixed-up Monster Charlotte Zolotow AwardCommend
2014Brave Girl Orbis Pictus AwardHonor
Amelia Bloomer Book ListTop 10[59]
Firefly July Goodreads Choice Award for Picture Books Nominee[60]
New England Book Award for Children'sWinner[61]
Cybils Award for Poetry Finalist[62]
Schneider Family Book Award for Young ChildrenWinner[63]
Kirkus Prize for Picture BooksFinalist[64]
Orbis Pictus AwardWinner
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book AwardHonor
ALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[65]
2015Firefly JulyALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[66]
Caldecott MedalHonor[67] [68]
Golden Kite Award for Picture Book IllustrationWinner[69]
Orbis Pictus AwardHonor
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book AwardWinner[70]
2017Baabwaa and WooliamCybils Award for Picture BooksFinalist[71]
2020How to Read a BookALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection[72]
2022UnboundOrbis Pictus AwardHonor[73]

Selected works

Author and illustrator

Illustrator

Personal life

Sweet lives with her husband in Rockport, Maine.[77]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Engberg . Gillian . 2013-09-30 . Award-winning children's book creators in ERT/Booklist Author Forum, 2014 ALA Midwinter Meeting . 2023-03-26 . . en . 2021-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411044615/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/09/award-winning-children-s-book-creators-ertbooklist-author-forum-2014-ala . live .
  2. Web site: Keyes . Bob . 4 February 2015 . Maine author Melissa Sweet wins Caldecott Honor for 'The Right Word' . 7 April 2017 . Portland Press Herald . 9 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170409112148/http://www.pressherald.com/2015/02/04/melissa-sweet-wins-caldecott-honor-for-the-right-word/ . live .
  3. Web site: Melissa Sweet . Mazza Museum . 7 April 2017 . 9 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170409112202/https://www.mazzamuseum.org/portfolios/melissa-sweet/ . live .
  4. Web site: Balloons over Broadway: The Author . 14 April 2017 . University of Minnesota Libraries . 15 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170415103944/http://gallery.lib.umn.edu/exhibits/show/balloons-over-broadway/the-author . live .
  5. Web site: National Book Festival: Melissa Sweet . Library of Congress . 8 April 2017 . 9 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170409112555/http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/author/melissa_sweet . live .
  6. Bryant. Jen. Jen Bryant & Melissa Sweet. The Horn Book Magazine. May–June 2016. 92. 3. 20–21.
  7. Web site: Illustrator Melissa Sweet on learning her subjects . Keyes . Bob . 25 October 2014 . Portland Press Herald . 7 April 2017 . 9 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021350/http://www.pressherald.com/2014/10/25/illustrator-melissa-sweet-on-learning-her-subjects/ . live .
  8. Hillenbrand, Will. "Playing with Pieces." Artist's Magazine 31, no. 1, 56. Accessed March 29, 2018.
  9. Melissa Sweet, Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade (New York, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 2011), p. 34
  10. Corbett, Sue. "Illuminating the life of E.B. White: using watercolors, collages, letters, and photos, Melissa Sweet portrays a titan of children's literature." Publishers Weekly, July 18, 2016, 28+. Biography in Context (accessed March 20, 2018).
  11. Web site: 2019-03-21 . Awards: Whiting Winners; Carle Honorees . 2023-03-26 . . 2022-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220630230610/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3456 . live .
  12. Web site: Kantor . Emma . 2019-03-20 . 2019 Carle Honors Announced . 2023-03-26 . . en . 2022-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205174616/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/79592-2019-carle-honors-announced.html . live .
  13. Web site: Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet . 2023-03-26 . . 2022-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128082044/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780547199450J&name=Balloons_over_Broadway . live .
  14. Web site: Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White by Melissa Sweet . 2023-03-26 . Junior Library Guild.
  15. Web site: Best Informational Books for Younger Readers of 2011 . 2023-03-27 . . en-US . 2023-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327010428/https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200049033/202834843 . live .
  16. Web site: Horn Book Fanfare 1938 to present . 2023-03-26 . . 2021-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211030013103/https://www.hbook.com/story/horn-book-fanfare-1938-to-present . live .
  17. Web site: Best Books 2011 . 2023-03-27 . . 2022-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130181044/https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2011/childrens-nonfiction . live .
  18. Web site: 2016-06-28 . Some Writer! . 2023-03-26 . . 2021-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126090303/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/melissa-sweet/some-writer/ . live .
  19. Web site: Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2016 . 2023-03-27 . . en-US . 2020-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201107180835/https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200049033/760809377 . live .
  20. Web site: Best Books 2016 . 2023-03-26 . . 2022-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130170425/https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2016/middle-grade . live .
  21. Web site: 2016-12-13 . Our 2016 Best Children's & Teen Books of the Year . 2023-03-26 . . 2023-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230224193845/https://shelf-awareness.com/readers-issue.html?issue=566 . live .
  22. Web site: 2012-02-14 . Balloons over Broadway: the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade Awards & Grants . 2023-03-26 . . 2023-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327010238/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/balloons-over-broadway-true-story-puppeteer-macys-parade . live .
  23. Web site: Booklists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127175530/https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/booklists/ . 2022-11-27 . 2023-03-06 . Cooperative Children's Book Center . en-US.
  24. Web site: 2012-03-02 . Awards: Golden Kite; Blue Peter . 2023-03-26 . . 2023-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223214125/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1680 . live .
  25. Web site: Past Winners 2010-Present . 2023-03-26 . NCTE Orbis Pictus Award® Outstanding Nonfiction for Children.
  26. Web site: Communications and Marketing Office . 2012-01-23 . Melissa Sweet wins 2012 Sibert Medal . 2023-03-26 . . en . 2016-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160317070415/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2012/01/melissa-sweet-wins-2012-sibert-medal . live .
  27. Web site: 1999-11-30 . Robert F. Sibert Medal and Honor Books, 2001-present . 2023-03-26 . Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) . en . 2022-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221221170720/https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/sibertmedal/sibertpast/sibertmedalpast . live .
  28. Web site: 2016 Cybils Winners . 2023-03-25 . en-US . 2023-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325150410/https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2016-cybils-winners . live .
  29. Web site: 2017-06-01 . Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Celebrate 50th Anniversary . 2023-03-26 . . 2022-05-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220523043129/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3013 . live .
  30. Web site: 2017-07-19 . Awards: New England; Miller Williams . 2023-03-26 . . 2022-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808045846/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3046 . live .
  31. Web site: 2017 Awards for Youth Literature . 2023-03-27 . . en-US . 2022-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207041142/https://bccb.ischool.illinois.edu/featured/2017-ala-awards/ . live .
  32. Web site: Schulte-Cooper . Laura . 2017-02-03 . ALSC names 2017 Notable Children's Books . 2023-03-26 . . en . 2017-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729095826/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/alsc-names-2017-notable-childrens-books . live .
  33. Web site: Pinky and Rex and the School Play by James Howe . 2023-03-26 . Junior Library Guild.
  34. Web site: Pinky and Rex and the Perfect Pumpkin by James Howe . 2023-03-26 . Junior Library Guild.
  35. Web site: Leaving Vietnam: The True Story of Tuan Ngo by Sarah S. Kilborne . 2023-03-26 . Junior Library Guild.
  36. Web site: The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon by Jacqueline Davies . 2023-03-26 . Junior Library Guild.
  37. Web site: A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams by Jen Bryant . 2023-03-26 . . 2022-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128122500/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780802853028J&name=River_of_Words . live .
  38. Web site: Rubia and the Three Osos by Susan Middleton Elya . 2023-03-26 . Junior Library Guild.
  39. Web site: Mrs. Harkness and the Panda by Alicia Potter . 2023-03-26 . Junior Library Guild.
  40. Web site: Spike, the Mixed-up Monster by Susan Hood . 2023-03-26 . Junior Library Guild.
  41. Web site: Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel . 2023-03-26 . . 2022-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128220928/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780061804427J&name=Brave_Girl . live .
  42. Web site: Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems by Paul B. Janeczko . 2023-03-26 . Junior Library Guild.
  43. Web site: The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant . 2023-03-26 . Junior Library Guild.
  44. Web site: Baabwaa and Wooliam by David Elliott . 2023-03-26 . Junior Library Guild.
  45. Web site: Alphamaniacs: Builders of 26 Wonders of the Word by Paul Fleischman . 2023-03-26 . Junior Library Guild.
  46. Web site: Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott by Joyce Scott . 2023-03-26 . . 2021-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204144659/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780525648123J&name=Unbound . live .
  47. Web site: 2014 Blue Ribbons . 2023-03-27 . . en-US . 2022-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925233249/https://bccb.ischool.illinois.edu/blueribbons/2014-blue-ribbons/ . live .
  48. Web site: Best Books of 2014 . 2023-03-26 . . 2022-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205015024/https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2014/picture-books . live .
  49. Web site: 2014-07-15 . The Right Word . 2023-03-26 . . 2023-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320225109/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jen-bryant/the-right-word/ . live .
  50. Web site: Best Books 2017 . 2023-03-26 . . 2019-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190203070758/https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2017/picture-books . live .
  51. Web site: 2019 Blue Ribbons . 2023-03-27 . . en-US . 2022-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172448/https://bccb.ischool.illinois.edu/blueribbons/2019-blue-ribbons/ . live .
  52. Web site: 2006-03-03 . High-Flying Golden Kite Award Winners . 2023-03-26 . . 2023-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223214127/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=159 . live .
  53. Web site: 2008 Cybils Finalists . 2023-03-21 . en-US . 2023-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323034750/https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2008-cybils-finalists . live .
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