Hi Upwork Graphic Designers, Visual Artists and Illustrators,
We are launching a children’s empowerment workbook series focused on confidence, emotional awareness, gratitude, and leadership.
This is not just a coloring book.
It is a structured social-emotional learning activity workbook for children ages 5–10.
We’re looking for an illustrator who can:
-Create warm, diverse, expressive characters
-Design clean black-and-white activity pages (colorable)
-Develop selective full-color spreads (spot color style)
-Maintain consistency across a future multi-book series
-Collaborate thoughtfully on layout flow and emotional tone
Initial scope:
• Approx 50 pages
• Mix of story spreads, affirmations, activities, and journal pages
• 8.5x11 trim
• Amazon KDP print
This first volume sets the visual language for the entire series, so quality and consistency matter.
We value:
• Quality illustrations
• Diversity in character hues and ethnicities
• Emotionally expressive faces
• Simple but powerful design
• Experience with Amazon KDP formatting is a plus
If this is a strong fit, there is long-term opportunity for multiple volumes.
Please answer the following:
1. Have you illustrated a children’s activity book or workbook before? If so, briefly describe the project and your role.
2. What is your typical turnaround time for a 40–60 page project?
3. Please submit 3 examples of your best children’s book illustration work, ideally including:
One expressive character sample
One activity or workbook-style layout
and/or
One full-color spread
We are looking for someone who can grow with this brand.
Looking forward to worrking with you!
– Khalfani