Marisabina Russo (née Stark; born 1 May 1950) is a children's book author and illustrator.
She was born in New York City and graduated from Mount Holyoke College with BA in Studio Art in 1971.
She then went on to illustrate a book of poetry for children, Vacation Time by Nikki Giovanni.
Her illustrations, painted in gouache, are colorful and two-dimensional, reminiscent of folk art.
She has published with Greenwillow Books, Simon & Schuster, Random House, Roaring Brook Press and Harcourt, Brace.