ABOUT
Hello! I’m Natalia Yaskina, a children’s picture book author and illustrator based in the New York area.
My most recent author-illustrated books are How Many Animals Can Fit in This Book? and No One Wants to Play with Tiger (coming soon), both published by Flying Eye Books. I’ve been a working illustrator over a decade making all sorts of illustrated books, including picture books, non-fiction, chapter books, and a graphic novel, which have been published in over 10 languages and received recognition around the world. You can view my books here.
I believe every picture book is unique, so I strive to create stories filled with play and experimentation. I work primarily with collage, both traditional and digital. However, because different stories need a different approach, I also enjoy working with gouache, watercolor, colored pencils, and black-and-white graphics.
Originally from Russia, I earned my degree in Illustration and Book Design from the Moscow State University of Printing Arts and later completed the Create a Picture Book program at Pratt Institute in New York.
Outside my work, I enjoy spending time with my husband and our three boys, traveling, sketching, and seeing new places.
AWARDS
2026 — Silent Book Contest (Gianni De Conno Award) — Finalist Illustrator
2025 — iJungle Illustration Competition — Book Merit Award
2024 — Bologna Children's Book Fair — Winning illustrator
2023 — iJungle Illustration Competition — Book Merit Award
2023 — Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition — Finalist illustrator
2023 — The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase by dPictus — Selected illustrator
2021 — Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB) 2021 — Selected illustrator
2019 — Exhibition “Drawn Worlds. 1001 Outstanding International Picturebooks” by MIBF in collaboration with BCBF Bologna Children’s Book Fair — Selected illustrator
2019 — The White Ravens Selection — Annual catalogue of recommended books prepared by the International Youth Library (The book "Mathematics: History of Ideas")
2017 — Nami Island International Illustrations Concours (South Korea) — Finalist
2012 — 2019 — International Illustration Contest “Image of the Book” (Russia) — Four times Diploma
2010 — CJ Picture Book Festival (South Korea) — Finalist
CONTACT
Represented by Rachel Orr at Prospect Agency
rko@prospectagency.com | www.prospectagency.com
For school visits, workshops, or general questions, you can contact me directly at nati.yaskina@gmail.com.
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