Illustration and design of a series of childrens stories

I am looking for an illustrator to provide illustrations for a series of 10 children’s stories that I have written, as well as to set the pages in a print ready format involving the layout, text etc. I would also be looking at the provision of the design for the front and back covers as these will be based primarily on one of the illustrations within the story.

The stories all revolve around the same gang/group of friends (i.e., something similar to the famous five • except that mine are embarking on a series of moneysmart adventures).

Although each story ranges from 1000 - 1500 words, I am looking to have each story spread over 21 portrait style (H: 213 by W: 165mm) pages, so I'm looking at a picture for every page.

Please refer to the attached \"pph_illustrations requirements document\" for details of my specific requirements.

Please note that the budget indicated is for the completion of the illustration and design of all 10 stories. And I also need to see what you can do, hence I have included an extract from one of the stories in the attached \"pph_illustrations requirement document\" for you to illustrate as an example.

Due to the potential time consuming nature of illustrations, and my desire not to waste anyone’s time, I suggest you layout and put forward the first 1-2 illustrated pages (including relevant text) as a sample, as I have a fairly definite style that I’m after.

As you can see, I am on a very tight budget, thus I am looking for someone who will enjoy this project, and is embarking on it for the love of drawing, and the opportunity to add to their portfolio, and potentially work on further projects at a better rate, once the brand is established.

I look forward to receiving any interested bids.

Kind Regards, Marianne