Hi Amy,
I was very happy to read your brief and I would be delighted to learn more about the teaching resources you are developing. I understand you'd need both children's books illustrations and comic book style scenarios, and I would appreciate more information about the number of pictures required as well as other details before I can give a precise offer.
I'm a traditionally trained artist, for the last several years working professionally as an old-school illustrator, although I also have background in philosophy and spent many years in education and academia myself. I thought this might also be helpful with the project. As for the illustrations, I strongly prefer to work by hand on papers, because I believe that children need to be exposed to real art and that they relate easier with hand drawn pictures to computer generated images.
In the process of work, I start with preparatory work - storyboard, characters design and pencil drafts o the scene. After this preliminary work is approved, I proceed with the illustrations according to the agreed specifications. I'm comfortable with all traditional media so I can offer variety of styles and techniques, but I normally deliver digital files (high resolution scans), although it is also possible to have the originals sent or to arrange for print ready materials.
Space here is very limited, so please kindly check https://www.freelancer.com/u/ddimitrovska?w=f for an idea about my previous work and my skills.