Katherine Roy
Katherine Roy is the award-winning and best-selling author and illustrator of many science-based books for kids, including her Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California’s Farallon Islands, How to Be an Elephant: Growing Up in the African Wild, and Making More: How Life Begins. She is also the illustrator of numerous other books, including Barb Rosenstock’s Otis and Will Discover the Deep, Richard Ho’s Red Rover, and Kirsten W. Larson’s The Fire of Stars. She lives with her husband and sons in western Oregon, where she’s busy writing and drawing her next books. For more information about Katherine, visit katherineroy.com.

Katherine's Process & Artifacts

Listen to Katherine explain how she researched and illustrated Otis and Will Discover the Deep. In particular she addresses:
  • Her research process and how she created reference photos
  • How her research allowed her to accurately depict the time period
  • Design decisions such as the use of varying perspectives
  • Representing deep sea animals
  • The fabulous double gatefold 

Katherine's Books

Other Interviews and Resources about Katherine