Tony is the mentor of the person who did puppets for ‘the Sound of Music’ and that person mentored Jim Henson. The parade started in 1928 because immigrants missed a street carnival like back in their own countries. He was a man who kept his child-like wonder. Instead of controlling them from above, they were controlled from below. Tony figured out and designed all the balloons as upside down puppets.
This is the story of Tony Sarg and how the Macy’s Day Thanksgiving Parade came into being. Sweet says "That’s good, because I often find myself taking walks, gardening, biking, but I’m taking it all in and it somehow shows up in my books. Above her drafting table there’s a quote from the poet Mary Oliver: “To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” Sweet lives with her husband and step-daughter in a small coastal Maine village near a working harbor. Sweet’s signature style of whimsical watercolors is often enhanced by collage art when she finds objects and details that are appropriate to the story. Her work can also be seen in magazines, on posters, children's toys and food packaging. Sweet began began illustrating children's books in 1986 and has illustrated more than 60 books.
Later she received her Associate’s Degree from Endicott Junior College in Beverly, Massachusetts, and studied art at the Kansas City Art Institute. Melissa Sweet grew up in a suburban neighborhood that had lots of kids, kick-the-can games on summer nights, and Percy's candy store right nearby. There is more than one author with this name
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