Children's storybook illustration

This project is for illustrations for a children's storybook featuring the main character who is an African Grey Parrot. The storybook is aimed at ages 6-12, so the artwork needs to be bright, colourful, and appealing to children. I prefer the illustration to be colourful. I want the backgrounds to have some realism but the characters to have a cute, cartoonish quality to them - to appeal to children. I quite like watercolour style. I want it to look more drawn/ painted than digital cartoons. So ideally I'd like the backgrounds to have a sense of realism to them. And the african animals characters to look more cartoonish i.e. large eyes and facial expressions to make them appear cute and appealing to children. See attached references. The African Grey Parrot needs to look very cute, like a cartoon. I want the artwork to feel like the background feels real, it will feature backgrounds such as the African Savannah, or a lush green jungle with colourful flowers. The characters in the book will be cute and appealing to children. There will be 11 pages of artwork, plus a book cover and the back of the book artwork - 13 illustrations in total. Cover feature the main character, the grey parrot. With a colourful jungle background. The grey parrot should be shown sitting on a tree branch with green leaves and colourful flowers behind them. The overall design should be fun, playful, and appealing to children. Page 1 the grey parrot, sitting on a branch, looking plain and sad, surrounded by colourful jungle plants with lots of other colourful parrots. The colourful parrots will look happy. Page 2 The grey parrot standing at the edge of the jungle, looking out at the African Savannah, ready. The colourful jungle will be in the background. The colourful parrots will be in the background having fun and singing songs. Page 3 The grey parrot will be standing among a group of zebras. The grey parrot holding a paintbrush with their feathers painted in black and white stripes, looking uncomfortable. The zebras having fun. setting in the African savannah. Page 4 The grey parrot among a group of cheetahs. The parrot is holding a paintbrush painted in bright cheetah spots, but looking uneasy. The cheetahs look relaxed. This is in the African savannah, with grey rocks. Page 5 This grey parrot among a group of giraffes. The parrot holding a paintbrush with their feathers painted in bright cheetah spots, but still looking uneasy and out of place. Grey parrot looks sad. This will be in the African savannah, with 2 trees. Giraffe eating leaves. Page 6 The grey parrot among a group of grey elephants with many elephants in the distant background. The elephants will be happy but much larger in size, the grey parrot feels small and overwhelmed. This will be in the African savannah with a river and some green grass in the background. Page 7 The grey parrot back in the jungle sitting on a branch, looking sad, with tears in their eyes. The colourful mother parrot will be comforting them. The background will be green and colourful with flowers. Page 8 This shows the grey parrot’s colourful mother hugging them tightly, with a big smile on her face, while the grey parrot is looking up at her with a sense of hope and comfort. Page 9 A group of colourful parrots gathered around the grey parrot, with colourful feathers and joyful expressions, singing and dancing, celebrating the grey parrot. The grey parrot will look surprised. This setting will be in the colourful jungle. Page 10 The grey parrot wearing a crown made of colourful leaves, with other colourful parrots looking at them in admiration, while singing a song. The grey parrot will look happy and be dancing. in the jungle Page 11 This page will show the grey parrot flying high in the blue sky, with their wings spread wide. They look really happy and are feeling proud and confident with their grey feathers. There will be a rainbow in the sky in the distance. Back Page The backcover of the book should be the grey part in a vibrant and colourful setting, surrounded by other animals. The grey parrot will be perched on a tree branch, looking out over the savannah with a happy expression on their face. The other animals in the jungle will be in bright, eye-catching colours, with different patterns to make them stand out. Please include zebras, elephants, giraffes, and cheetahs. The background will be a mix of African savannah with green trees and blue sky, to create an inviting environment.