Children's Book Illustrator

We bring ideas to Life

Teenage girl with jack russell on a pirate ship

Happy bus, a koala dancing with a wombat and kangaroo playing a didgeridoo

Blue dragonfly and female elf in close proximity

Sad girl with red curly hair staring out the window in her bedroom

Little girl in red dress peeking around corner and waving

Hello!

My name is Andrew Hoare and I am the Creative Lead at The Illustrators. We are a graphic design and illustration company in Australia, specialising in children’s book illustration. We have had the pleasure of designing hundreds of children’s books for new and established authors. Contact us and find out more.

Illustration of a boy and girl reading a children's book. Images are coming to life out of the book

Children’s Book Illustrator

We create stunning images for children’s books and picture books. We design individual characters or the entire book from start to finish, including the artwork, page layout, text and fonts. We help prepare your book for publishing on Amazon, Apple Books and more. Designing a children’s book is an exciting journey. “As soon as I saw you, I knew an adventure was about to happen.” — Winnie the Pooh

Why Choose Us

✔ We design books that children will love
✔ Experienced full-time illustrators
✔ Custom-made characters, creatures and worlds
✔ Know the price upfront
✔ A few laughs and smiles along the way!

Judging a book by it’s Cover

A well designed book cover can make a statement about the author, attract more readers and sell more books. Printers and publishers have specific requirements for trim size, bleed and spine width. At The Illustrators we prepare your children's book for printing and publishing on Amazon, Apple Books, IngramSpark and more.

Frequently Asked Questions

Process

The first step is to identify an illustration style that will work for your book. We send over a quote based on the style, complexity and background. Once the illustration style is sorted, we can start talking about Page 1. Exciting!

Illustration Styles

Here are our latest children’s books and illustration styles

Trim Size

You can choose any page size for your children's book. A good place to start is Amazon's recommended trim sizes

ISBN Number

An ISBN is required for books in retail stores. Amazon will auto-generate an ISBN number for your book

Royalties

Many book publishers offer royalties to authors and illustrators. We don't ask for any commission or royalties

Publishing

Here are some popular publishing platforms that we work with :

Amazon KDP: Amazon are the biggest online book seller
Olympia Publishers: One of the highest rated book publishers on Google
Barnes & Noble: "The Internet's Largest Bookstore"
IngramSpark: Offer print-on-demand and distribute to major retailers
Apple Books: Requires an ABN and GST documents
Fontaine Publishing Group: Australian-owned publisher in Fremantle, WA

Being a first time author I did a massive amount of research before deciding on The Illustrators. Best decision ever, as the process has been the most exciting and enjoyable I have done and I owe it all to Andrew and his constant support, encouragement and the best artwork, exceeding my expectations. Thanks guys.

— Richard Ackland
Curator, North Coast Regional Botanic Garden

I can't speak highly enough of The Illustrators. Andrew and the team were so helpful and went above and beyond what I could ever have expected. As a first time author and self-publisher I was guided through each step as we came to it and I soon realised I was in good hands. Everyone who has seen my book comments on the amazing illustrations.

— Lyn Rose