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Natasha Donovan

"I am an illustrator with a focus on comics and children's illustration. I am Métis; my Métis family are the Delarondes and the Morins from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, but I spent most of my time growing up amongst the moss and ferns of Vancouver, Canada. My short comic work has appeared in The Other Side Anthology (2016), edited by Melanie Gillman and Kori Handwerker, This Place Anthology (2018), published by Portage & Main, and Wonderful Women of History, published by DC. I illustrate the award-winning children’s book series The Mothers of Xsan (written by Brett Huson). I was also the illustrator of the graphic novels Surviving the City and From the Roots Up (written by Tasha Spillett) and the picture book biography Classified (written by Traci Sorrell). I have a BA from the University of British Columbia, and prior to illustration I worked in academic and magazine publishing. Due to my life taking many strange turns, I currently live on a tiny farm along with several wonderful creatures - of both human and non-human varieties - in Deming, Washington." You can find out more about Natasha on her website: https://www.natashadonovan.com/contact.
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Natasha's Process

In this interview, Natasha discusses: 
  • The research process for illustrating this book (1:30-8:28)
  • ​The ways in which her illustration processes and style in Classified are similar to and different from her other nonfiction works and graphic novels (8:30-15:30)
Transcript of Natasha's Interview

Natasha's Books

The Wolf Mother
The Sockeye Mother
The Grizzly Mother
The Frog Mother
The Eagle Mother Cover
Surviving the City Cover
Surviving the City Vol. 2 Cover
This Place Cover
Classified Cover
Borders Cover
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  • About Our Work
    • Principles & Framework
  • Picture books
    • Above the Rim
    • Building Zaha
    • Classified
    • Eleanor Makes Her Mark
    • Make Meatballs Sing
    • Otis and Will Discover the Deep
    • Queen of Physics
    • Sharuko
    • Soldier for Equality
    • The Cat Man of Aleppo
    • Voice of Freedom
    • What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?
    • William Still and His Freedom Stories
  • Chapter Books
    • Almost Astronauts
    • Maritcha
    • She Persisted: Claudette Colvin
  • Authors/Illustrators
    • Chris Barton
    • Tonya Bolden
    • Carole Boston Weatherford
    • Monica Brown
    • Jen Bryant
    • Matthew Burgess
    • Lesa Cline-Ransome
    • Natasha Donovan
    • Edwin Fotheringham
    • Rebecca Huang
    • Barbar Kerley
    • Irene Latham
    • Teresa Robeson
    • Barb Rosenstock
    • Katherine Roy
    • Traci Sorell
    • Tanya Lee Stone
    • Victoria Tentler-Krylov
    • Duncan Tonatiuh
    • Don Tate
  • Stories from the Classroom
    • Teacher Contributors
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  • Contact Us