Monica Wellington
Born in London to U.S. citizens, Monica Wellington was raised in Germany and Switzerland. She studied pottery, painting, and printmaking at the University of Michigan School of Art and later studied illustration under Bruce Degan at the School of Visual Arts. She has illustrated more than forty books for children and has written most of them. Dear Ballerina , published by Holiday House, was inspired by Monica's daughter, a dancer with Les Ballets de Monte Carlo.
Born in London to U.S. citizens, Monica Wellington was raised in Germany and Switzerland. She studied pottery, painting, and printmaking at the University of Michigan School of Art and later studied illustration under Bruce Degan at the School of Visual Arts. She has illustrated more than forty books for children and has written most of them. Dear Ballerina , published by Holiday House, was inspired by Monica's daughter, a dancer with Les Ballets de Monte Carlo. See less
