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Learn how you can build a lucrative career in the dreamy world of children’s book illustration with Make Art That Sells’ Children’s Book Illustration Course and Illustrating Children’s Books Plus courses!

Designed for newbies and pro illustrators alike, this career-changing course covers everything you need to know to give your children’s book illustration career a huge boost. In just five weeks, you’ll create a ready-to-send pitch presentation that contains everything an art director or publisher needs to see to give you work. Taught by industry professionals, you’ll gain real-world insights into the thriving children’s book market, whilst honing your skills through weekly assignments, live reviews, downloadable worksheets, video lessons, interviews with publishers and illustrators and more. Get all the tools, insight, and advice you need to succeed with Illustrating Children’s Books.

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LAST CHANCE for Illustrating Children’s Books until 2027!

Hurry hurry – LAST CHANCE to sign up for our career-changing Illustrating Children’s Books course until 2027! ✨ Imagine building a lucrative career in the magical world of children’s book illustration … ✨ Imagine walking past your favorite book store and seeing a book you illustrated in the front window … ✨ Imagine spending months digging deep into a dreamy children’s book manuscript, creating unique worlds and memorable characters ✨ Imagine getting paid to make art! Our outstanding online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, is on NOW, but there’s still time to sign up. Join now to get instant access to all the class materials released so far, including Daily Sketchbook prompts, lessons on things like pitching, the first Art Director’s Cheat Sheet from Zoë, and bonus lessons from former art agent and illustrator Lilla – check out the full class schedule here. Plus the rest of the class only got

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Replay of Public Live with Lilla and Zoë: Join us in Illustrating Children’s Books 2026

Did you miss the fabulous Live with Lilla and Zoë? Watch the replay below! Join top art agent Lilla and brilliant children’s book art director Zoë, for five incredible weeks where you’ll learn a ton about the picture book industry and create a ready-to-send pitch that contains everything an art director needs to see to give you work! So, are you ready to create a show-stopping picture book illustration pitch, learn a ton about the children’s book illustration market, and maybe get commissioned by art director Zoë?  – jump in today! Watch the Live Replay below  

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Which story will you choose?

Our raved-about online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, starts TODAY! Join now so you don’t miss out and to start working on your killer pitch ahead of your very first assignment on Wednesday! Every year, this course creates a whole new flurry of book deals for our wonderful students – read our student success stories here. Over five incredible weeks, your brilliant teachers, top art agent Lilla Rogers and brilliant children’s book art director and author Zoë Tucker will lead you step by step to create a fabulous pitch presentation that contains everything an art director or publisher wants to see to commission you to illustrate a children’s picture book. And on the way, they’ll teach you everything you need to know about the wonderful world of children’s book illustration in a way that’s both fun and fascinating: you won’t want it to end! You’ll get daily drawing prompts, weekly LIVE

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HURRY! FREE picture book illustration assignment Part 3 inside!

Our absolute student-favorite online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, starts THIS MONDAY, April 27th, and we can’t wait! We’ve got three incredible texts for you to choose between – one witty one written by art agent Lilla, one dreamy one by picture book author Zoë Tucker – who’s previously had THREE of the texts she’s written for Illustrating Children’s Books published – and one calm, mindful by British Jennie. As ever, it’s suitable for all styles and all levels, and we think you’re going to adore the stories we’ve come up with this year! Three of the stories which Zoë has written for Illustrating Children’s Books have been picked up and published so far – in other words, you’re working with professional-level texts. Book your spot here. To give you a little taste of Lilla’s innovative teaching style, which breaks everything down into smaller steps to keep you engaged and accountable

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Get Part 2 of your FREE picture book illustration assignment!

Get Part 2 of your FREE picture book illustration assignment! There’s less than a week to go until the start of our raved-about picture book illustration course, Illustrating Children’s Books. Tons of our students have gotten book illustration deals after taking this course – read some of their stories here. In five intense weeks, you’ll create a ready-to-send professional pitch presentation that contains everything an art director or publisher needs to see to give you work. If you’re ready to build or boost your picture book illustration career, don’t wait – sign up now. In order to give you a little taste of the course, and to help you get warmed up and ready for class, art agent and course leader Lilla has written a FREE three-part #MATSprep assignment for you. We’re drawing a scene together. Scenes are a huge part of picture book illustration, which is why you’ll spend

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FREE picture book illustration assignment Part 1

Our student-favorite LIVE picture book illustration course, Illustrating Children’s Books, starts one week today, on Monday, April 27th, and there’s still time to sign up! Why do students love Illustrating Children’s Books so much and take it over and over again? Because while it’s rigorous, it’s also engaging and just plain fun. In just five weeks, you’ll have a ready-to-send children’s book illustration pitch that contains everything an art director or publisher needs to see to give you a picture book illustration deal. Here’s your teacher! Lilla Rogers (left) and some of the many hundreds of picture books she agented during her 30 years as a top art agent (right). Plus it’s led by industry experts. Your teachers, former top art agent Lilla Rogers and renowned children’s book art director and author Zoë Tucker, will teach you everything you need to know about the wonderful world of children’s book illustration,

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See the books that My Kid Book Pitch built

Do you want to earn real money from illustrating and maybe even writing your own books? Then let Lilla Rogers, with more than four decades of experience in the business, show you how! Today we’re going to meet just some of the Make Art That Sells students who did just that. Books are a fantastic market for illustrators and creatives because they can provide months of work and they’re always in demand – according to market research agency Grand View Research, the global book market was worth around $151 billion in 2024 and is projected to increase to around $192 billion by 2030. Want to learn how you can land a picture book illustration deal of your very own, or maybe even write and illustrate your own book (meaning you get paid TWICE)? Lilla’s comprehensive picture book courses – Illustrating Children’s Books and My Kid Book Pitch – will give

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SALE! Our picture book illustration course gets you jobs!

Our picture book illustration course, Illustrating Children’s Books, is one of our most long-running and best-loved courses, and with good reason: thousands of alumni have gone on to land book deals and representation because of the work they did and the things they learned in class. This five week long LIVE course is taught by illustrator and former top art agent Lilla Rogers, with 30 years’ experience of assessing artists’ portfolios and assigning picture book illustration jobs, and brilliant children’s book art director and picture book author Zoë Tucker. Zoë has worked on hundreds of children’s books, including the author-illustrator dream team Julia Donaldson and Axel Schaeffer, and she’s always looking out for new artists to commission – check out some of the Make Art That Sells students she’s worked with after spotting them in class in tomorrow’s newsletter! Just some of the many dozens of books Zoë Tucker has

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Replay of Live with Lilla #2: Get the Inside Scoop on Children’s Books with art director Zoë Tucker

Did you miss the fabulous Live with Lilla #2: Get the Inside Scoop on Children’s Books with art director Zoë Tucker? Watch the replay below! Our huge annual sale is ON, with 30% off every single one of our career-changing courses, and up to 50% off our amazing value bundles! The Make Art That Sells Cyber Sale is our biggest sale of the year, so don’t miss out: if you’re thinking of taking any Make Art That Sells courses in 2026, you won’t get them cheaper than this – so sign up now!   What’s included in the sale? Get your FREE guide! Want help deciding which courses to take? Click here to get your free copy of our gorgeous Sale Guide, packed with worksheets, quizzes, art and more. Watch the replay below      

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FREE Zoom TODAY with an art agent and picture book art director!

Imagine holding your very own book, illustrated – and maybe written – by you … Imagine spotting it in the wild in the library or bookstore … Imagine getting invited to your favorite local bookshop or school or radio station to do a reading … Imagine this being your job – that you’re getting paid to do! Just some of the hundreds of books agented by Lilla Rogers Studio. Ready to hold the book YOU illustrated in your hands – and get paid for it? Grab one of our career-changing courses in our giant annual sale. Clockwise from top left: Hsinping Pan, Daniel Roode, Hsinping Pan, Sarah Walsh. Books are a fabulous market for both artists and writers, because they’re constantly in demand, hugely satisfying to work on, and a great source of income. Save big with our fantastic Get Me a Picture Book Deal Bundle! Give yourself the best