![]() 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. Later in this same interview she revealed that watercolor is her favorite medium to illustrate with. He gave me this limited palette and showed me how to mix 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. 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.". Sweet conducts extensive research on the subjects of her biographies for children, which she illustrates with watercolor, mixed media, and collage. She illustrated three books for author Jen Bryant including, A River of Words, A Splash of Red, and The Right Word. She has since illustrated nearly 100 books several of these she authored and for many more she collaborated with other writers. Sweet began her career in book illustration with James Howe’s Pinky and Rex series. She lives with her husband and dog, Ruby, in Rockport, Maine. Sweet was born in Wyckoff, New Jersey and studied at Kansas City Art Institute. Sweet is represented by Rebecca Sherman at Writers House. A River of Words (2009) and The Right Word (2015), both written by Jen Bryant, were Caldecott Medal Honor books. ![]() Some Writer won a Cybils Award (2016), New England Book Award for Children's Books, and Orbis Pictus Award. In 2012, Balloons Over Broadway won the Golden Kite Award, Orbis Pictus Award, and Sibert Medal. ![]() She has won and been a finalist for numerous awards as both a writer and illustrator. ![]() Melissa Sweet (born January 1, 1956) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books of nearly 100 books. ![]()
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