Three sketches/illustrations for children's picture book

I am looking to find an illustrator to work on a series of children's picture books with me.

I am a published author and this is an amazing opportunity to get your work out there - I would particularly like to work with a student or recently qualified illustrator. However, you will need to know about things like bleed, gutter, etc and have access to a graphics program such as Photoshop. I have the words, but little knowledge of design/graphics so will need you to have a level of experience.

The successful candidate will need to know how to lay out my words within their illustrations, and also how to upload the project to Createspace, so that the final book can be printed on demand. We will work on the layout together.

I don't expect any creative professional to ever work for free, which is why I am posting this initial project for a set price, so that I can choose someone to do three rough sample illustrations/layouts for me (I am not expecting publication ready illustrations!) and then hopefully move forward on to the complete book with them.

Please send me some examples where you have drawn children, or animals, as my story involves a little boy, his family and a panther (think The Tiger Came To Tea)

Illustration styles I like - I would love something similar to David Roberts's style (Tyrannosaurus Drip) - i have uploaded some of his children that I like - I also like the styles of Oi Frog, Poo In The Zoo and collage.

Project brief: to draw rough illustration plans for three pages of a children's picture book (I you are the successful applicant I will share the text with you)