Drawn to Change the World Graphic Novel Collection: 16 Youth Climate Activists, 16 Artists

"A brilliant, powerful, must-read for anyone and everyone on planet earth." —Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear

The climate crisis is reaching a critical tipping point—and you might have heard of the countless amazing young people who are taking action and speaking up for change.

Emma Reynolds shines a spotlight on sixteen incredible youth activists from around the world who are fighting to protect the planet and all life on Earth. From Autumn Peltier campaigning for clean water to Edgar Edmund Tarimo turning plastic waste into building materials—and many more—these inspiring true stories highlight the importance of taking charge and creating change.

Beautifully illustrated by sixteen different artists and accompanied by facts and pictures that explain the science, Drawn to Change the World is for anyone who wants to learn more about the climate and nature crisis and what we can do about it, with extensive front matter and back matter materials.

You are not too young and you are not too old to begin. We need everyone to help with the biggest challenge the human race has ever faced. We can do this if we work together.

For after all, change starts with you!

Emma Reynolds is an illustrator and author based in Manchester, UK. Emma started #KidLit4Climate, the first global illustrated climate campaign in early 2019, bringing together thousands of children’s illustrators and authors from more than fifty countries in solidarity with the youth climate strikes. Her author-illustrator debut picture book, Amara and the Bats, about bat conservation, community action, and finding hope, is a NSTA Best in STEM and Empathy Lab #ReadForEmpathy selection. She is passionate about storytelling and making accessible SciComm and is inspired by nature, animals, adventure, and seeing the magic in the everyday. Visit her at emmareynoldsillustration.com. Follow her on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @EmmaIllustrate.

Ann Maulina is a comic artist from Indonesia. Her original comic is Raruurien (raruurien.com). She also works as a freelance comic book artist for Marvel and DC Comics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in visual communication design, which gives her a high advantage with art and design projects. She enjoys creating art while exploring some dynamic and harmonic colors.

Natasha Donovan is a self-taught illustrator from Vancouver, British Columbia, with a focus on comics and children’s illustration. Her work has appeared in two anthologies: The Other Side, edited by Melanie Gillman and Kori Handwerker, and This Place. She illustrated the award-winning children’s book The Sockeye Mother by Brett D. Huson and the graphic novel Surviving the City by Tasha Spillett. She has a degree in anthropology from the University of British Columbia and has worked in academic and magazine publishing. She currently lives in Bellingham, Washington. Natasha Donovan is a member of the Métis Nation of British Columbia.

Teo DuVall is a queer Chicanx comic artist and illustrator based in Seattle, Washington. They graduated in 2015 with a BFA in cartooning from the School of Visual Arts and have had the immense pleasure of working with Levine Querido, HarperCollins, Dark Horse, Chronicle Books, Scholastic, and more. They have a passion for fantasy, aesthetic ghost stories, and witches of color and love being able to create stories for a living. Teo lives with their spouse, their two pets—a giant, cuddly pit bull and a tiny, ferocious cat—and a small horde of houseplants.

Devon Holzwarth is an award-winning picture book illustrator, author, and painter. Born in Washington, DC, Devon grew up in Panama surrounded by nature and her dad’s art supplies. She has lived in many other places over the years but currently calls Germany home, along with her husband, two kids, a galgo dog from Spain, and a little dachshund from Romania.