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: July-Nov 2020

Kid Book Combo

£757 / $1,021 (approximate)

your DREAM children’s book GIG IS WAITING FOR YOU!

Have you ever dreamed of writing or illustrating a children’s book, or even a whole series of books? Children’s book illustration is one of the hottest markets for your art, and it’s also thrilling and fulfilling: it’s wonderful to immerse yourself in a text and create characters and worlds full of magic and color.

Our amazing Kid Book Combo bundle gives you everything you need to build a successful children’s picture book career.

This bundle includes:

Sound good? Scroll down to find out more about this amazing bundle.

*USD values are approximate

Important note about payment plan installments: You have the option to pay for this bundle in 3 monthly installment payments if you choose to do so at the time of purchase. By choosing the ‘deposit’ option, you will pay 34% of the total bundle price at the time of purchase, pay 33% one month after the initial purchase date, and pay the remaining 33% two months after the initial purchase date. Please note that payments will not be taken automatically. You will be sent an automated email to pay the remaining installments one month and two months after the initial date of purchase and you will need to make your installment payments securely on our website when they become due.

 

✨ Imagine creating appealing characters for children to fall in love with over and over again

✨ Imagine bringing stories to life with your beautiful art

✨ Imagine sinking into the magical world of children’s book illustration and creating your own unique world, and getting paid to do it!

Children’s picture book illustration is exciting and rewarding, and art agent Lilla says that it also happens to be one of the hottest markets for your art! According to a report from the Association of American Publishers, revenue for children’s and young adult fiction grew by 11.3 percent to $3.67 billion in the five years to 2018, while in the UK, the children’s book market has grown for four consecutive years, and is now worth £383m. In other words, sales of children’s books are booming, and this means that art directors are on the lookout for artists!

Our amazing Kid Book Combo bundle gives you everything you need to build a successful children’s book illustration career.

The Kid Book Combo Bundle includes:

Book your spot now!

Illustration by MATS student Allistair Burt

Of course, we’ve included our raved-about, job-snagging online course, Illustrating Children’s Books. Consistently one of our most popular courses, you’ll spend five intense weeks with top art agent Lilla Rogers and renowned 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. Children’s author and course co-teacher, Zoë Tucker, provides three new texts written exclusively for class, which are cleverly designed to bring out the best in all students, whatever level you’re at (and two of the texts which Zoë wrote for the class were published in 2019! – including one for which a Make Art That Sells student got the illustration gig. Next time it could be you!).

Illustration by MATS student Katie Mazeika

You’ll also get in-depth video lessons, daily drawing prompts, weekly assignments that will build your pitch, weekly LIVE video reviews, interviews, and more. By the end of the course, you’ll have a finished pitch ready to send off, including a front cover, character sheets, and a full-page spread – essentially everything an art director needs to see. Click here to read some of our Illustrating Children’s Books success stories.

Plus you’ll also have all the insider knowledge you need to identify and approach clients, and then to work with them in a professional way once you’ve secured the gig. And you will do all of this in the company of other like-minded artists from around the world in our supportive class community.

We know that artists love illustrating children’s books. It’s magical to sink into a project for months, creating their own signature characters and world.

That dream children’s book illustration gig can be yours!

 

Work by Agnes Ofner from our Illustrating Children’s Books course

What if you want to write and illustrate your very own picture book? If you’ve got a burning idea for your own book or you dream of writing and illustrating your own stories, art agent Lilla’s brand-NEW course, My Kid Book Pitch, is for you!

In this thrilling new course, you’ll learn how you can create and pitch a completely unique idea – the children’s picture book that only you can write! Led by art agent Lilla with contributions from children’s book art director Zoë and other special guests, you’ll discover a completely new way to come up with a strong pitch that an editor or art director will love. Right now, editors are looking for authenticity, books with meaning or a quirky story. Full of Lilla’s trademark playful but powerful teaching style, this course will use magical custom playing cards and fun idea generator worksheets to help you create your truly personal and authentic pitch. By the end of this [four] week course, you’ll have a fantastic, engaging character, a kick-ass opening line, a storyline and a double-page spread with text – everything you need to grab an editor’s attention and avoid the slush pile. For illustrators, writers and anyone with a story to tell, you won’t want to miss this new course.

Finally, we’ve thrown in Lilla’s Art Recipes: Drawing Faces, because the ability to draw faces can make a huge difference to your creative career! This entertaining and instructive self-paced course will teach you how to draw faces in a completely innovative way that will boost your confidence and inspire your creativity, and it’s full of Lilla’s quirky touches, such as her incredible African mask and quirky international doll collections. You’ve never seen a course like this before!

Faces get you jobs – art by LRS artists

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 hello [at] makeartthatsells.com so our team can assist you.

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

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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/ .

See you there!
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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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