About the Artist
Peter Donnelly is a best selling author and illustrator of children’s picture books.
His titles include The Great Discovery, The Dead Zoo, Up on the Mountain, Little Wolf and the much loved President’s series - The President’s Glasses, The President’s Cat, The President’s Surprise and The President’s Dog.
His books have been shortlisted many times for the An Post Children’s Book of the Year Award (Junior) which he won in 2018 and 2023. His illustration work has also been recognised in the prestigious Creative Quarterly, American Illustration, The 3 x 3 Journal of Illustration, Taschen's Illustration Now, The German Design Awards and the IDI Awards.
His titles include The Great Discovery, The Dead Zoo, Up on the Mountain, Little Wolf and the much loved President’s series - The President’s Glasses, The President’s Cat, The President’s Surprise and The President’s Dog.
His books have been shortlisted many times for the An Post Children’s Book of the Year Award (Junior) which he won in 2018 and 2023. His illustration work has also been recognised in the prestigious Creative Quarterly, American Illustration, The 3 x 3 Journal of Illustration, Taschen's Illustration Now, The German Design Awards and the IDI Awards.
Peter previously worked as an animation artist for Don Bluth Films and 20th Century Fox. His film credits include box office movies such as The Land Before Time, All Dogs go to Heaven, Thumbelina, Anastasia, Titan AE and Dreamwork's The Prince of Egypt.
He lives in Co. Wicklow.