Goldfinches
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Melissa Sweet, Artwork for Goldfinches by Mary Oliver (Viking Books for Young Readers). © 2026 Melissa Sweet

Special Storytime: Melissa Sweet

Artists & Authors
For Families
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Auditorium

Free with Museum admission

Free for Members

Celebrate National Poetry Month at The Carle with illustrator, Melissa Sweet!

During the event, Melissa Sweet will read from Goldfinches by National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Mary Oliver, and give a drawing demo, inviting attendees to draw birds and create their own field guides.

A book signing will follow the program. Can’t make it? You may reserve signed books online.

Who You'll Meet
Artist Melissa Sweet

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.

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