Donna Pellegata

Donna Pellegata is a children's book illustrator with a career that spans more years than she would like to admit. Her work, including children's books, portraits and fArCiCaL fOlK, is collected internationally. Donna is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), The Children’s Book Illustrators Group (CBIG) of NY, The Village Fine Arts Association and the Huron Valley Council for the Arts in Michigan. Her first illustrated picture book was published in 2008, "The Harp Mouse Chooses her Home: The Adventure Begins" written by Diane E Dunn,(Heart & Harp) "The Enchanted Tree of Crooked Lake" written by Rachel Longhurst, was published in 2010(RAK Publishing)and her second in the Harp Mouse series by Diane E Dunn,"Harp Mouse Adventures- Book II" (Heart & Harp) was released just in time for the 2010 Milford Memories Art Fair, in Milford MI, where Donna was chosen as the 2010 featured artist. Donna is currently fulfilling two more children's book illustration contracts, one with Marsha Engle, author of "100 Sounds to See" (HCI publishing) and the other with Blaze Sports America, both with tentative 2011-12 release dates. Donna owns ArtQwerks studio in Howell Mi and devotes full time to children’s book illustrating, people and pet portrait making and fArCiCaL fOlK aRt creating.