Balloons over Broadway

Sweet, M., Newborn, R., & Paquette, C. (2011). Balloons over Broadway: The true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children.

A colorful and informative picture biography book that tells the story of Tony Sarg, the master puppeteer. Intrigued by the idea of making still objects and shapes come to life, he was led to create marionettes, which then made him famous and known by Macy's. The department store asked him to create a window display which then gave him the opportunity to showcase his imagination at the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City.His growing imagination and creativity then led to the Macy's Parade on Thanksgiving Day. This is a great book for children and adults like who will be fascinated with the Master behind the scene of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.