Children's book

I am a published children's book author seeking an artist for a new series of books. The first part of the project is to create the look of the main character. I require a cartoon, animated look for my new character. He is a hip teddy bear in jeans and a T-shirt. Not fluffy. Independent but still lovable. Appeal to ages up to 8 years old. Black and white sketches ok as we can add colour later. This is a small project to start but it will grow and if we are happy with the artist there will be a lot of work over the next 12 months.