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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 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Each May, we honor the stories, histories, and cultures of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Below is a selection of acclaimed fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators to share with your students this month and throughout the year. Find our full collection of titles for Higher Education here.

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