by Melissa Sweet
Rating: 5/5 stars (Caldecott Honor Winner)
Reviewer: Helen
Summary:
Tony Sarg was a puppeteer who spent his life dreaming of toys that were bigger, brighter, and more animated than anyone had imagined they could be. He started as a marionette maker, and made his way to New York City, where he took his marionettes to Broadway. Eventually, he was commissioned to design animated window displays for Macy’s Department Store; these were very popular and when Macy’s decided to create a Thanksgiving Day Parade they knew Tony was the man for the job. Macy’s challenged Tony to make the parade a spectacular event and Tony did. He combined ideas of using a blimp, rod puppets and his own marionettes. Tony created a new kind of giant floating puppet. Each year the puppets grew more ambitious until Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade became the extravaganza we see on television today.
Review:
This is a book that kids can read over and over and keep making new discoveries. The biography is straightforward but the illustrations are complicated and full of references to the genius and hard work of becoming an inventor. The author’s illustrations include her paintings, photos of toys she made for the project and newspaper clippings from parade days. This is a delightful book.
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