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  • Bibliography:
    11 Books
  • First Book:
    April 1992
  • Latest Book:
    April 2020
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Book List in Order: 11 titles









  • Complete with 25 shimmering jewel stickers in five different shapes and colors and illustrated with charming full-color drawings, this is the story of an Easter Bunny who has lost a dozen Easter eggs. Young readers can help him find each one and mark...



  • Will I always be little, Mama? Will you always take care of me? Little Kangaroo asks Mama. What if I became an apple tree? A teddy bear? A star? Here is a warm, imaginative story that gently reminds young ones of a parent's unwavering devotion. No ma...




  • And, as Carmine takes off on her bicycle with Rufus, that is just what she intends to do. But Carmine is a dreamy painter, always in search of capturing just the right hue in her drawings, and this drawing -- the one she begins in a lovely forest cle...



  • Award-winning author/illustrator Melissa Sweet introduces Tupelo, an abandoned dog, who must find a new home for herself and her sock toy, Mr. Bones. With creative language and brilliant illustrations, Melissa shows how home is sometimes found in the...



  • From Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet comes the perfect Thanksgiving Day picture book. Let's have a parade!Meet the master puppeteer who invented the first balloons for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Melissa Sweet brings to life the inspir...








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    Tells the story of a boy and his father who endure danger and difficulties when they escape by boat from Vietnam, spend days at sea, and then months in refugee camps before making their way to the United States...


Award-Winning Books by Melissa Sweet

Balloons over Broadway
2012 Orbis Pictus Award -- Children's Nonfiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Melissa Sweet has published 11 books.

Melissa Sweet does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Alphamaniacs, was published in April 2020.

The first book by Melissa Sweet, Fiddle-I-Fee, was published in April 1992.

No. Melissa Sweet does not write books in series.