TONYA

Tonya is a little girl whom Melanie met at school and brought to see Ivy in issue 0262. Tonya, being half Korean and half Caucasian, has Asian eyes but dark blonde hair, which reminded Melanie of the baby since it's a rather unusual combination. However, when Melanie brought it up, Tonya didn't believe Melanie's claims about her supposedly non-human flying baby, so she had to see for herself. And she did.

Tonya is on the practical and skeptical side, but she is easily "converted" to believing in fairies when she sees Ivy. She thinks Ivy should have a name since Melanie just calls her "baby," and suggests calling her "Trixie the Pixie." Melanie later rejects that name but Tonya continues to call her that.

Sometimes she and Melanie don't get along because they both have strong personalities. Tonya seems to know a lot about camping as she's always suggesting camping-related solutions to Ivy's homeless life, and one day when a little squabble with Melanie has her temporarily caring for the baby, she just brings her home. She's unable to hide the baby very long, so her mother and her older half-sister Tara are also in on the secret of the flying baby. Their family gets involved in taking care of her because of this.

My favorite Tonya pictures (click on the small pictures to see large, good quality scans):