Spring Is Here: A Barnyard Counting Book (Preschool Pop-Ups)

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Melissa Sweet has illustrated over 80 children’s books including A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams  by Jen Bryant, a 2008 Caldecott Honor book, an NCTE Notable Children’s Book and a New York Times Best Illustrated, among other awards.  Her collages and paintings have appeared in many publications including the New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Nick Jr. Magazine and on greeting cards, cookbooks and posters.   Her toys for eeBoo have won the Oppenheim and Parents Choice Awards. She has written  and illustrated three books, Tupelo Rides the Rails, and  Carmine: A Little More Red,  a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 2005. Her newest book,  Balloons Over Broadway is a picture book biography.

When she is not in her studio, she can be found taking in an art class, hiking with  her dogs or riding her bicycle. She lives with her family in Rockport, Maine.