Author record · 2009 to 2022
Melissa Sweet: Awards and Best-of Lists
Melissa Sweet has won 6 awards, including the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (2012) for Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade, with 8 shortlist or finalist places and 13 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Jen Bryant, Brie Spangler, Joyce Scott, Michelle Markel
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Unbound: The Life & Art of Judith Scott | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2017 | Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2017 | Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White | Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2016 | Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2016 | Some Writer! The Story of E. B. White | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2016 | Some Writer! | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2016 | Some Writer! | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2016 | Some Writer! The Story of E.B. White | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2016 | Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Some Writer: The Story of E.B. White | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Informational Book | |
| 2015 | The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2015 | The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book | |
| 2014 | A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2014 | A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin | Schneider Family Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Younger Children | |
| 2014 | A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Informational Book | |
| 2014 | Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909 | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2014 | The Right Word | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2012 | Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Informational Book | |
| 2012 | Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction for Children | |
| 2011 | Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2011 | Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Young Readers | |
| 2011 | Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Balloons Over Broadway | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2009 | A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book |
Books
- Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White8 sources · 2016 to 2017
- Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade7 sources · 2011 to 2012
- The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus4 sources · 2014 to 2015
- A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin3 sources · 2014
- Some Writer! The Story of E. B. White2 sources · 2016
- A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams1 source · 2009
- Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 19091 source · 2014
- Unbound: The Life & Art of Judith Scott1 source · 2022