Write your picture book story with Lilla’s writing course designed for artists!

  HURRY! My Kid Book Pitch starts TODAY! Sign up now here.

Course dates: 2026

Get Me a Picture Book Deal bundle 2026

£777 / $1,048 £539 / $727 (approximate)

Learn how to illustrate, write and pitch beautiful books for kids! 

Create professional ready-to-send pitches for some of the hottest art markets right now and build a powerful portfolio packed with winning characters designed to catch an art director’s eye – if you’re dreaming of a shelf full of gorgeous books written and illustrated by you, then this is the bundle for you!

  •  Do you want to build a lucrative and rewarding career in the dreamy world of books, for children?
  •  Do you want to share your passions with other people and influencing a whole new generation – and get paid to do it?
  • Do you want to create magical worlds and winning characters – and get to call it your job?

Now with 30% off. Sound good? Scroll down to find out more.

Children’s books remain a huge market for your art and this fabulous bundle will help you to create gorgeous characters  and strong pitches for this exciting market, ready to send off to publishers, art directors and more. Plus you’ll build a kickass portfolio that will help you land more work in these fantastic markets.

Get ready to make pitches that will help you land your dream illustration jobs with the Get Me a Picture Book Deal bundle – because no matter how digital, online or automated the world becomes, there’s nothing quite like a book.

– and this fabulous bundle gives you everything you need to write and illustrate your own picture book.

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Grab the Get Me a Picture Book Deal bundle and get your work in books like these!

In this fabulous bundle you get:

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Sign up today to get 30% off this portfolio-boosting bundle!

 

Here’s what you get in this incredible bundle:

  • My Kid Book Pitch:  (Feb 23 – Mar 20, 2026). Imagine getting paid to write and illustrate your very own children’s book – creating your own unique characters and world for children and parents to fall in love with again and again. This 4-week course with Lilla Rogers and Zoë Tucker will give you everything you need to write your own authentic, unique children’s picture book and avoid the slush pile. You’ll get an incredible 123-page downloadable workbook, Lilla’s dreamy custom Magic Cards to help you access your unique idea, tons of worksheets and questionnaires to help you dig deep into your personality, and tons more.

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Artwork by Make Art That Sells student Kim Fleming from My Kid Book Pitch

  • Illustrating Children’s Books:  (April 27 – Jun 1, 2026). The career-changing Illustrating Children’s Books is consistently one of our most popular courses, and no wonder! You’ll spend five intense weeks with top art agent Lilla Rogers and renowned children’s book art director and author Zoë Tucker, who together will help you to create a brilliant children’s book pitch to help you land your dream gig. By the end of the course, you’ll have a finished pitch containing everything an art director needs to see to get you jobs.

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Magical illustration by Jacqui Langeland for Illustrating Children’s Books

  • Bootcamp Special: Character Play:  (Instant Access). This fantastic course from children’s book art director and author Zoë Tucker and creative director, art agent and toy creator, Riley Wilkinson, will dig deep into creating winning characters that you can license for children’s books, toys, games and more. Originally run as a live course you’ll get instant access  to an archive of assignments. You’ll get mini texts from Zoë and assignments  to create characters, before brainstorming with Riley to come up with your own unique character-based toy or game. Give your portfolio a tremendous boost in two of the hottest art markets right now.

An amazing opportunity to work on your characters, your illustrations and your writing. The perfect bundle for you to break into the kid book market!

Your dream creative gig is waiting for you … with  The Get Me a Picture Book Deal Bundle!

why it’s perfect for you

It’s perfect for…

  • Artists who want to explore the booming children’s picture book illustration market.
  • Artists who have had some success in either of these markets and who want to explore them further.
  • Artists who love these markets and dream of getting paid work in them.
  • Artists who would like to learn more about creating and licensing appealing, engaging characters.

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Make Art That Sells students with books they’ve illustrated and/or written: l-r, Lynn Gaines, Erica Root, Darcie Olley, Maruga Koops and Sharisse Steber

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l-r,  Annabel Tempest, Erika Jones, Emily Hamilton, Adam Ming and Sarah Allen

It’s time to follow your passion, find your unique voice and make lots of incredible art so that you can enjoy a successful, lucrative career while playing and having fun. Sign up now for this incredible bundle and let your art shine!

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Cover created by Fran Ng in Illustrating Children’s Books

Kick start your picture book career with 30% off! Sign up here.

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L-R Lilla Rogers, Zoë  Tucker & Riley Wilkinson

 

LILLA ROGERS, Founder, LILLA ROGERS STUDIO

Lilla Rogers: a former illustrator, innovative art agent and author, Make Art That Sells co-founder Lilla has boatloads of wisdom to share from her decades in the business, plus a warm and quirky approach to teaching that will trick you into doing your very best art

ZOË TUCKER, ART DIRECTOR

Zoë Tucker has worked in children’s book publishing for nearly two decades, starting with Random House, working across the list from baby books right up to Young Adult. Her books have won numerous awards and she has worked with Penguin UK (Puffin Imprint), and Scholastic UK (Alison Green imprint). Brilliant children’s book art director and author of several children’s picture books including Ada and the Number-Crunching Machine  and Greta and the Giants .

A girl with plaits with her arms crossed, book cover of Greta and the Giants by Zoe Tucker

Riley Wilkinson, game designer

Riley Wilkinson, designer, art director, and creative director for toy and product companies and creator of the smash hit game for pre-schoolers, The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game

It’s time to follow your passion, find your unique voice and make lots of incredible art so that you can enjoy a successful, lucrative career while playing and having fun. Sign up now and let this be the time for your art to shine!

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Character Bootcamp testimonial Caitlin Betsy Bell

Don’t miss out! Get the Get Me a Book Picture Deal bundle now!

Terms and Conditions

By registering for any of the Make Art That Sells classes, please be aware you are agreeing to the following Terms & Conditions:

  • You acknowledge that your work will only get viewed by Lilla in the live classes if you submit it as directed by the deadline of each week when the class is live. You also acknowledge that although Lilla will view every piece of work submitted and provide general feedback to class, only a handful of pieces will be chosen each week for specific critique (which will be shared with the class), and there is no guarantee that you will receive personal critique from Lilla during the course.
  • If you submit any work in class and it is selected for review, you give permission for that critique (including your images) to be shared with the rest of the class in any format.
  • You agree that Make Art That Sells may give permission to select art directors to view the finished works submitted for critique in any MATS class. Should they be interested in working with you, Make Art That Sells will put you in contact and you can continue your discussions directly.
  • You give permission for Make Art That Sells to use any images you submit for critique in any class or share in the class community area, to be included in any future class-related marketing or promotional strategies, online or offline. You will always be credited and will retain the rights to your work.
  • You agree to the class Ground Rules which are as follows: (i) Stay open (ii) Be positive (iii) No negative critique of others (iv) No excuses are necessary. If you miss a deadline for submitting your assignment that is fine, but the entire class does not need to know the reasons for that.
  • You acknowledge that Make Art That Sells reserves the right to delete any inappropriate comments in the classroom or any of the class-related community spaces, in order to provide and maintain a supportive classroom environment.
  • You confirm that you are purchasing a single license for this course for your individual use only. To enquire about educational/corporate rates (for official groups of 10 or more) please send an email to [email protected].
  • You acknowledge that Lilla Rogers Studio reserves the right to replace any advertised content with alternative content of an equivalent value without notice
  • You acknowledge that all sales are final and no refunds will be given before, during or after class.
  • You acknowledge that, if paying in installments, no part-payments will be refunded should you cancel your place before class begins.
  • All courses are priced in GBP £. Any approximate $ equivalents given are for reference only. When paying by Paypal, you will be charged in your local currency at the prevailing Paypal exchange rate.
  • You give permission for your email address to be added to the mailing list you can unsubscribe at any time.

Privacy Policy

We do not store credit card details nor do we share customer details with any 3rd parties.

Delivery Policy

All our courses are delivered online in password-protected classrooms. We do not deliver physical products in the post, but rather send you an email with the URL of the classroom and the password you need to log in. This email is sent to the email address you used to register for the class, and will be sent at least two days prior to the start of class (except where you register with less than 48 hours to go, in which case it will be sent within 48 hours of registering, which may be after the class has begun). If you do not receive your classroom login information within this time frame please contact us via email to [email protected] so our team can assist you.

You can view our full detailed terms & conditions here: https://makeartthatsells.com/terms-conditions/

Make Art That Sells, 2025

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Artists and illustrators have magical imaginations and amazing kooky minds, and that means that they’re brilliant at telling stories ❤️  If you’ve always wanted to write your very own picture book story then now’s your chance – art agent Lilla’s innovative picture book writing course designed especially for artists starts TOMORROW, Monday, February 23rd, and there’s still time to sign up!  In just four weeks you could have a complete ready to send story pitch. Don’t miss it!  Hurry HURRY, sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/  Image shows work for class by Make Art That Sells student Liz Snider 🦝

Artists and illustrators have magical imaginations and amazing kooky minds, and that means that they’re brilliant at telling stories ❤️

If you’ve always wanted to write your very own picture book story then now’s your chance – art agent Lilla’s innovative picture book writing course designed especially for artists starts TOMORROW, Monday, February 23rd, and there’s still time to sign up!

In just four weeks you could have a complete ready to send story pitch. Don’t miss it!

Hurry HURRY, sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

Image shows work for class by Make Art That Sells student Liz Snider 🦝
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✨ Class starts TOMORROW!  We can’t wait to see the fabulous pitches and books that come out of Lilla’s picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, which starts TOMORROW, Monday, February 23rd!  Sign up now and in a month’s time you could be holding your own unique ready-to-send pitch in your hands 🥺 – and don’t forget, Lilla will be picking one student from class for a warm, supportive, private 1:1 to work on your pitch together, just like she used to with the artists she represented.  Don’t miss it! Hurry HURRY, sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

✨ Class starts TOMORROW!

We can’t wait to see the fabulous pitches and books that come out of Lilla’s picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, which starts TOMORROW, Monday, February 23rd!

Sign up now and in a month’s time you could be holding your own unique ready-to-send pitch in your hands 🥺 – and don’t forget, Lilla will be picking one student from class for a warm, supportive, private 1:1 to work on your pitch together, just like she used to with the artists she represented.

Don’t miss it! Hurry HURRY, sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/
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As an art agent for 30 years, Lilla agented many hundreds of picture books, so she has a wealth of knowledge to draw on: she knows exactly what sells, who’s buying, and what publishers are looking for.  Plus she also worked with several of the artists that she represented – like Katie Vernon, Erica Root, Erin Vanessa, and Paloma O’Toole – on their first author-illustrated picture books. She’s got so much wisdom to share!  And don’t forget: Lilla is going to pick her favorite submission from her picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, for a private 1:1 to work on your pitch together. Don’t miss this incredible chance!  Class starts in just a couple of days, on Monday, February 23rd! Hurry HURRY, sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

As an art agent for 30 years, Lilla agented many hundreds of picture books, so she has a wealth of knowledge to draw on: she knows exactly what sells, who’s buying, and what publishers are looking for.

Plus she also worked with several of the artists that she represented – like Katie Vernon, Erica Root, Erin Vanessa, and Paloma O’Toole – on their first author-illustrated picture books. She’s got so much wisdom to share!

And don’t forget: Lilla is going to pick her favorite submission from her picture book writing course, My Kid Book Pitch, for a private 1:1 to work on your pitch together. Don’t miss this incredible chance!

Class starts in just a couple of days, on Monday, February 23rd! Hurry HURRY, sign up now! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/
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Beautiful art for our free Black art history course, Redrawing Black History, by Make Art That Sells student Claudia Marianno @claumarianno  #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackArtHistory #BlackHistoryMonth2026

Beautiful art for our free Black art history course, Redrawing Black History, by Make Art That Sells student Claudia Marianno @claumarianno

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackArtHistory #BlackHistoryMonth2026
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✨ Win a FREE set of Lilla’s amazing Magic Cards to help you unlock your huge imagination!  Top art agent, illustrator and educator Lilla will be LIVE on Zoom in 15 minutes, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT!  She’ll be taking your questions and giving away a FREE set of her gorgeous Magic Cards, printed on lovely thick cardstock by Moo Cards ❤️ (Already signed up? There’ll be another chance to win a set on the first day of class.)  You’ll find the link to join the Zoom in our Stories 👆 in our newsletter and blog, and on the front page of our website at http://www.makeartthatsells.com/ .  See you there!

✨ Win a FREE set of Lilla’s amazing Magic Cards to help you unlock your huge imagination!

Top art agent, illustrator and educator Lilla will be LIVE on Zoom in 15 minutes, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT!

She’ll be taking your questions and giving away a FREE set of her gorgeous Magic Cards, printed on lovely thick cardstock by Moo Cards ❤️ (Already signed up? There’ll be another chance to win a set on the first day of class.)

You’ll find the link to join the Zoom in our Stories 👆 in our newsletter and blog, and on the front page of our website at http://www.makeartthatsells.com/ .

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FREE live Zoom with Lilla TODAY, Friday, February 20th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT!  Lilla will be taking your questions and giving away a FREE set of her dreamy Magic Cards, the key to unlocking your fabulous story idea and completely updated with new images for 2026. You’ll get a downloadable set of 28 cards on Monday, the first day of My Kid Book Pitch, but Lilla is also giving away a beautiful physical set, printed on lush cardstock by Moo Cards, in today’s Zoom and another on the first day of class to one lucky student.  Set a reminder for the Zoom now! You’ll find the link to join in our Instagram and Facebook Stories, in our blog and newsletter, and on the front page of our website at http://www.makeartthatsells.com/ .

FREE live Zoom with Lilla TODAY, Friday, February 20th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT!

Lilla will be taking your questions and giving away a FREE set of her dreamy Magic Cards, the key to unlocking your fabulous story idea and completely updated with new images for 2026. You’ll get a downloadable set of 28 cards on Monday, the first day of My Kid Book Pitch, but Lilla is also giving away a beautiful physical set, printed on lush cardstock by Moo Cards, in today’s Zoom and another on the first day of class to one lucky student.

Set a reminder for the Zoom now! You’ll find the link to join in our Instagram and Facebook Stories, in our blog and newsletter, and on the front page of our website at http://www.makeartthatsells.com/ .
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If you’ve ever wanted to write your very own unique children’s picture book but didn’t know where to start, you need My Kid Book Pitch!  Using tons of playful but powerful techniques like her custom Magic Cards and Blobby Worksheets, former top art agent Lilla will guide you step-by-step through her Make a Story Recipe to write the children’s picture book only you can write.  Just think: in just five weeks, you could be holding your completed ready-to-send pitch in your hands. And remember – if you write and illustrate, you get paid double!  Plus HUGE NEWS: Lilla will be picking one student for a warm, supportive, private 1:1 after the course has finished to work on their story idea together and polish their pitch to perfection. This is an incredible opportunity – don’t miss your chance! Sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/  ✨ Want to find out more about Lilla and the course? Don’t miss the FREE live Zoom event with Lilla TOMORROW, Friday, February 20th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT. She’ll be taking your questions and giving away a FREE set of her dreamy Magic Cards, the key to unlocking your fabulous story idea. Set a reminder now! You’ll find the link to join the Zoom in our Instagram and Facebook Stories tomorrow, in our blog and newsletter, and on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.  Image shows art for class by Make Art That Sells student Claudia Marianno @claumarianno.

If you’ve ever wanted to write your very own unique children’s picture book but didn’t know where to start, you need My Kid Book Pitch!

Using tons of playful but powerful techniques like her custom Magic Cards and Blobby Worksheets, former top art agent Lilla will guide you step-by-step through her Make a Story Recipe to write the children’s picture book only you can write.

Just think: in just five weeks, you could be holding your completed ready-to-send pitch in your hands. And remember – if you write and illustrate, you get paid double!

Plus HUGE NEWS: Lilla will be picking one student for a warm, supportive, private 1:1 after the course has finished to work on their story idea together and polish their pitch to perfection. This is an incredible opportunity – don’t miss your chance! Sign up now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

✨ Want to find out more about Lilla and the course? Don’t miss the FREE live Zoom event with Lilla TOMORROW, Friday, February 20th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT. She’ll be taking your questions and giving away a FREE set of her dreamy Magic Cards, the key to unlocking your fabulous story idea. Set a reminder now! You’ll find the link to join the Zoom in our Instagram and Facebook Stories tomorrow, in our blog and newsletter, and on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.

Image shows art for class by Make Art That Sells student Claudia Marianno @claumarianno.
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Have you ever wanted to write your very own unique children’s picture book, but didn’t know where to start?  My Kid Book Pitch from former top art agent Lilla Rogers is an accessible and playful but incredibly effective course to help you do exactly that – and it’s already worked for tons of students.  In four weeks, Lilla will lead you gently through her Make a Story Recipe step-by-step to write your very own special story, create a ready to send pitch, and maybe land that book deal.  Don’t miss out – class starts next Monday, February 23rd! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/  ✨ Want to find out more about Lilla and the course? Don’t miss the FREE live Zoom event with Lilla this Friday, February 20th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT. She’ll be taking your questions and giving away a FREE set of her dreamy Magic Cards, the key to unlocking your fabulous story idea. Set a reminder now! You’ll find the link to join the Zoom in our Instagram and Facebook Stories on Friday, in our blog and newsletter, and on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.  Image shows art for class by Make Art That Sells student Jemma Jamie Skidmore @jemmajamieskidmore

Have you ever wanted to write your very own unique children’s picture book, but didn’t know where to start?

My Kid Book Pitch from former top art agent Lilla Rogers is an accessible and playful but incredibly effective course to help you do exactly that – and it’s already worked for tons of students.

In four weeks, Lilla will lead you gently through her Make a Story Recipe step-by-step to write your very own special story, create a ready to send pitch, and maybe land that book deal.

Don’t miss out – class starts next Monday, February 23rd! Link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

✨ Want to find out more about Lilla and the course? Don’t miss the FREE live Zoom event with Lilla this Friday, February 20th, at 12 noon ET/5 pm GMT. She’ll be taking your questions and giving away a FREE set of her dreamy Magic Cards, the key to unlocking your fabulous story idea. Set a reminder now! You’ll find the link to join the Zoom in our Instagram and Facebook Stories on Friday, in our blog and newsletter, and on the front page of our website at www.makeartthatsells.com.

Image shows art for class by Make Art That Sells student Jemma Jamie Skidmore @jemmajamieskidmore
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My Kid Book Pitch is carefully designed by Lilla for artists, illustrators and creatives just like you, to work with their unique minds and huge imaginations to bring out their unique story ideas and help them to present them in a complete pitch, ready to send to a publisher or agent.  Class starts in just over a week, on Monday, February 23rd. Don’t miss it, grab your spot now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/

My Kid Book Pitch is carefully designed by Lilla for artists, illustrators and creatives just like you, to work with their unique minds and huge imaginations to bring out their unique story ideas and help them to present them in a complete pitch, ready to send to a publisher or agent.

Class starts in just over a week, on Monday, February 23rd. Don’t miss it, grab your spot now – link in bio or copy and paste 👉 https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/my-kid-book-pitch/
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Happy Valentine’s Day to all who celebrate! 🩷🩷🩷  Art by Make Art That Sells student Crissie Rodda @crissierodda for Assignment Bootcamp: Lettering.

Happy Valentine’s Day to all who celebrate! 🩷🩷🩷

Art by Make Art That Sells student Crissie Rodda @crissierodda for Assignment Bootcamp: Lettering.
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