Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet

 Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade 

by Melissa Sweet

About the Author:

"Melissa Sweet is a New York Times bestselling author and has illustrated nearly 100 children's books. Her work ranges from board books to picture books and nonfiction titles and her collages and paintings have appeared in the New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, and for eeBoo Toys. Sweet has written and illustrated four books: The New York Times Best Illustrated Carmine: A Little More Red; Tupelo Rides the Rails; The Sibert Award Winner Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade; and Some Writer! The Story of E.B.White. Melissa lives with her husband and dogs in Portland, Maine."

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Book Summary:

"Everyone’s a New Yorker on Thanksgiving Day, when young and old rise early to see what giant new balloons will fill the skies for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Who first invented these “upside-down puppets”? Meet Tony Sarg, puppeteer extraordinaire! In brilliant collage illustrations, the award-winning artist Melissa Sweet tells the story of the puppeteer Tony Sarg, capturing his genius, his dedication, his zest for play, and his long-lasting gift to America—the inspired helium balloons that would become the trademark of Macy’s Parade."- Amazon.com

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Reviews:

“A joyous piece of nonfiction that informs and delights in equal parts.”—Booklist, starred review

"Sweet’s whimsical mixed-media collages, embellished with little dolls she made herself out of odds and ends, reinforce the theme that, for Sarg, work was play."— Horn Book, starred review

"Sweet's artwork is as joyous an affair as its subject." --Bulletin

Sources:

https://www.amazon.com/Balloons-over-Broadway-Puppeteer-Education/dp/0547199457

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2391pvhv2I

https://www.melissasweet.net/books

https://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Sweet/e/B001IQUKRS?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000