illustrations for a family story book

This is what Kairos Solutions was looking for in their illustration design

40 years ago, my dad told us kids "Paper Lady" stories while riding home in the car from vacations, family get-togethers, etc. I've ask him to put those stories on paper so I can turn then into a family keepsake (the kind of books you can publish online from places like Apple or blurb).

To get him started (motivated?) I wanted to get some illustrations for the story characters: the Paper Lady, pencil, paperclip and eraser. (yes, we kids were ages 3,5 and 6 at the time.)

So I'm looking for not-quite-cartoon illustrations for the four main characters in these stories. After my dad gets a story or two on paper, I expect to ask the illustrator to customize these illustrations to fit into the story line.

10/12 UPDATE from the my dad who has been driving around in the car in order to get into the story telling mode: The Paper Lady was an old fashioned grandma type with a paper dress, big pockets, clunky shoes. Pencil was a dog, Paper Clip a cat, and Eraser was a horse that the … Read more