Born: 05/24/1953   Mount Clemens , MI
Parents: James and Ruth S. Donaldson
Spouse: John Van Voorhees
Children: Matthew, Carlos
Address(es):
Permanent :
Pleasant Hill Farm, 5859 124th Ave.
Fennville , MI 49408
USA
Contact Information:
Phone : (269) 561-2850
Email : [email protected]
Website : http://www.joandonaldson.com/

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Hearts of mercy	Fiction , Romance	Adult , Teen	Texas : Black Rose Writing	2018
	Song of hope	Fiction	Adult , Teen	Lawrenceville, GA : SkyLight Books	2018
	Platt Rogers Spencer: creator of spencerian script	Non Fiction	Adult	Amazon Digital Services LLC	2017
	Appalachian Trickster - A short digital prequel to On Viney’s Mountain.	Fiction	Adult , Teen	Amazon Digital Services LLC	2015
	Wedded to the land : stories from a simple life on an organic fruit farm	Biography , Michigan	Adult	Bloomington, IN : WestBow Press	2013
	How to Make Maple Syrup	Non Fiction	Adult , Children , Teen	Amazon Digital Services, LLC	2013
	Cooking on a Wood Stove	Non Fiction	Adult	Amazon Digital Services, LLC	2013
	On Viney's mountain	Historical Fiction	Children , Teen	New York : Holiday House	2009
	The secret of the red shoes	Fiction , Picture Book	Children	Nashville, Tenn. : Ideals Children's Books	2005
	By My Own Hands - Work in progress		Children		2003
	A Pebble and a Pen	Historical Fiction	Children	New York : Holiday House	2000
	A Place of Grace		Teen		2000
	The Real Pretend - Illustrated by Tasha Tudor	Fiction , Picture Book	Children	New York : Checkerboard Press	1992
	Other writings: - Essays and articles in these publications: The Christian Science Monitor, Hopscotch, Victoria Magazine

What is the aim or goal of your writing: I give God all the glory of my success, without Him, I can do nothing. Having loving parents who encouraged my creativity and a wonderful husband are blessings for which I am thankful. Also, I have had Ellen Howard and Tasha Tudor as my mentors. I believe in hard work and, as farmers, we often put in long days. I thank God that I am healthy and able to work. Usually working hard will give positive results in most pursuits.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

I also conduct short workshops on Spencernan Script and Penmanship history.

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: Yes

Skills:
Author

MeLCat Links:
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