275030 Illustrator for 32 page book

Hi there, I have written a short children's book and would need graphics or illustration for it to be printed. There are 32 pages, and I need a cover as well. In the near future I will need a reliable person who can do graphics for future books as well. Hope it will be you! The first story is about a child's adventure swimming with a dolphin. I will create more kids books in the future, about this child's adventures traveling and experiencing things. I would need the same illustrator for future books. The most important thing to begin with, I need someone who can create a "character" out of my son Joshua. he is almost four years old and he is the one the stories are based upon. The dolphin story will be based upon his adventures here (you can see photos): [login to view URL] and please I really need a mockup of only the character you would create for Josh before picking someone. Simple or basic mockup if you can - I really appreciate it. There are tons of photos of him (closeups of his face and everything) here: [login to view URL] THANK YOU! Here are the dimensions of the book by the way: Page Size 9.25" x 7.25" Bleed .125" Margins .5" (.625" on inside edge)