Children’s Illustrator Needed for Kids Early Learning Kit (Ages 2–5) – NO AI Please

We’re looking for a talented children’s illustrator/designer to help create a beautiful early learning kit for toddlers (ages 2–5). NO AI ILLUSTRATIONS This product is designed to help parents introduce their child to their first learning concepts in a fun, simple, and magical way. We are looking for someone experienced with: * Children’s books * Preschool activity books * Educational illustrations * Cute, expressive artwork for young kids The style should feel warm, colorful, playful, and premium — something parents would love gifting to their child. ⸻ About the Project We are creating multiple educational booklets for toddlers. Important: We already have the educational content prepared. We will provide the content for each booklet. Your role is to transform the content into beautiful, engaging, child-friendly illustrated pages with great design and storytelling. ⸻ Booklet 1: ABC & Letter Sounds A fun introduction to: * Uppercase letters A–Z * Lowercase letters a–z * Letter recognition * Basic letter sounds * Fun visual learning activities The goal is to make learning letters exciting through beautiful illustrations. ⸻ Booklet 2: Numbers & Counting A fun introduction to: * Numbers * Number recognition * Counting Children should learn numbers visually through cute illustrations, animals, objects, and playful examples. ⸻ Booklet 3: My First 100 Words A vocabulary-building picture booklet introducing everyday words. Categories include: * Animals * Food * Fruits & vegetables * Home * Family * Clothes * Vehicles * Nature * Body parts * Emotions * Everyday objects * Opposites Each word should have fun, beautiful illustrations that children remember. ⸻ Booklet 4: Thinking Activities (Small Booklet) A short activity booklet (around 10–12 pages) focused on simple early thinking skills: * Matching * Sorting * Patterns * Big & small The goal is simple, fun activities that make children observe and think. ⸻ Booklet 5: My First Writing Book A beginner handwriting practice booklet. Includes: * Pencil control activities * Lines * Curves * Tracing exercises * Letter tracing * Number tracing A gentle introduction to writing. ⸻ What We Need From You We need an illustrator/designer who can: * Take our provided content * Create beautiful page layouts * Add charming child-friendly illustrations * Make every page visually exciting * Prepare files ready for printing We want the final product to feel like a premium children’s learning kit. ⸻ Deliverables * Fully illustrated booklets * Complete page designs * Print-ready files * Editable source files ⸻ Ideal Candidate Experience with: * Children’s illustration * Preschool books * Activity books * Early learning products You should understand how to create artwork that feels fun, simple, and magical for young children. ⸻ Budget Budget: $200 USD This is the first project, but we are looking for a long-term illustrator. If the collaboration goes well, there will be ongoing work creating future children’s books, activity kits, comics, and other children’s products. ⸻ To Apply Please include: * Children’s illustration portfolio * Relevant book/activity examples * Estimated timeline * A short note about your experience creating content for young children