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What does an art director need to see in your children’s book illustration portfolio in order to offer you a kid book illustration job? Art agent and Make Art That Sells co-founder and teacher, Lilla Rogers, and renowned children’s book art director and author, Zoë Tucker, have tons of information and insight to share from their decades in the business. In their raved-about online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, you’ll create a stunning pitch presentation that contains everything an art director wants to see in order to land you the gig, including character sheets, a full page spread and a beautiful front cover. Congratulations to Illustrating Children’s Books student Natelle Quek, on being featured by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. One of the character sheets she did for Illustrating Children’s Books is on the left. Right now, you can book your place on Illustrating Children’s Books at an

Imagine getting that call or email from a renowned art director to say they love your work and want to offer you a children’s book illustration gig … Imagine spending weeks or months digging deep into a manuscript and using your beautiful art to create adorable characters and magical worlds … Imagine going into your favorite bookshop and seeing your very own art – or hearing that they’ve sold out of their copies because kids just can’t get enough! Our career-changing Illustrating Children’s Books online art course can turn your dreams into reality – click here for just some of our success stories. Plus if you’ve always dreamed of writing as well as illustrating your very own children’s book, art agent and Make Art That Sells co-founder and teacher, Lilla Rogers, has also introduced a brand NEW course, My Kid Book Pitch, that will help you come up with your

Do you want in on the enchanting world of children’s book illustration? Would you love to build a children’s book illustration career? Do you want to take your career in a new direction, or if your current industry is suffering during the pandemic, do you want to seize the opportunity to create a new career? Now is a great time to think about what you want from your creative career and to refocus your aims and your energy. During these days of quarantine, people are still buying books as they look for entertainment, comfort and escapism, and publishers will be looking for new writers and illustrators in the months and years ahead. Lilla says: “Think of a time in the future when this is all over. Think of what you want your career to look like. What will you be doing? What art what are you be making? Let me