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Melissa Sweet

Melissa Sweet is a celebrated author and illustrator. She has written and illustrated many award-winning children's books, including Balloons Over Broadway and Some Writer! The Story of E. B. White, and is a three-time recipient of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book, as well as a two-time Caldecott Honoree. She is an avid birder and Maine Master Naturalist, and lives in Portland, Maine.

Please visit her at MelissaSweet.net.
Goldfinches
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott
Schoolyard Rhymes
Mrs. Harkness and the Panda

Books

Goldfinches
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott
Schoolyard Rhymes
Mrs. Harkness and the Panda

Books for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

In June we celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual + (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month, which honors the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. Pride Month is a time to both celebrate the accomplishments of those in the LGBTQ+ community and recognize the ongoing struggles faced by many across the world who wish to live

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