AMNA ZAKI

Founder and lead illustrator. More than 50 children’s books over seven years, and Top Rated Plus on Upwork with a 100% Job Success Score. Her portfolio runs the widest of the four: animal casts, fantasy scenes, family stories, storyboards and covers. She leads every project from first sketch to print-ready files.

Book Cover Design
Character Design
Illustrations
Storyboarding

Children’s book cover illustration for How Would Dogs Wear Pants?, showing a grinning dog in blue jeans with two children

Children’s book cover illustration of a girl in the water beside a waving polar bear, with mountains behind

Children’s book cover illustration of a family of five in front of a city skyline with a Ferris wheel and clock tower

Children’s book cover illustration of two children flying a small red plane across a pale sky

Children’s book cover illustration of a winged horse curving through a rainbow spiral with a girl on its back

Children’s book cover illustration framing a blank centre with jungle animals, bunting and confetti

Children’s book cover illustration of a boy holding a magnifying glass in a garden, framed by a tree arch

Children’s book cover illustration of a small girl in a yellow hat crossing a wide green meadow by a tree

Children’s book cover illustration of a dog in a purple tutu dancing on a city street

Children’s book cover illustration of a small animal lifted by balloons up a grassy hill while a pig watches

Children’s book cover illustration of a small dinosaur in a leafy landscape beside a cave

Children’s book illustration of six girls in dance costumes performing on stage under teal spotlights

Character design sheet for a children’s book showing a boy in a green top and a girl in dungarees

Character design for a children’s book showing a boy with curly hair in a striped shirt holding his shoes

Character design for a children’s book showing a red-haired girl in a lab coat and glasses beside a white mouse

Character design sheet for a children’s book showing a girl in a pink headband with two expression studies

Character design sheet for a children’s book showing a blonde girl full length with two expression studies

Character design for a children’s book showing a smiling bee wearing a stethoscope

Character design for a children’s book showing two deer in scarves above the line Excited to meet my baby brother

Character design for a children’s book showing a girl in a checked dress with a lunchbox walking a grey schnauzer

Character design for a children’s book showing a round yellow bee character wearing headphones

Character design for a children’s book showing a smiling girl in a patterned headscarf with her arms open

Character design for a children’s book showing a child’s face framed by a large mass of curly brown hair

Character design for a children’s book showing a curly-haired child in a teal jumper with a spider on the front

Character design for a children’s book showing a small green beetle beside a bear in a pink tutu and headphones

Character design for a children’s book showing a bearded man in a red coat carrying a sack beside a girl in a green hood

Character design for a children’s book showing an older woman in a pink apron and glasses holding a pen

Character design sheet for a children’s book showing six children in different poses, one holding a smiley mask

Character design for a children’s book showing a shaggy dog standing in a purple tutu with a bow in her hair

Pencil character sketch for a children’s book showing a boy in a turban and striped shirt, labelled Ageet

Character design for a children’s book showing a girl with a hair bow beside a boy in glasses and dungarees

Character design for a children’s book showing a woman in a blue cardigan and pink skirt gesturing as she speaks

Character design for a children’s book showing a close-up of a girl with brown hair in a green floral dress

Children’s book spread of a teacher at a blackboard in Miss Marian’s classroom, with the schoolhouse and path outside

Two-panel children’s book illustration of a mother serving breakfast and a child washing hands at the bathroom sink

Textured children’s book illustration of two children playing with a toy boat and crayons among low bookshelves

Character line-up for a children’s book showing a teacher and seven children of different backgrounds together

Children’s book illustration of a teacher at an easel blackboard reading You are smart and strong during circle time

Night-time children’s book illustration of a child sitting on a crescent moon above lit rooftops

Children’s book illustration of a boy reaching for glowing balloons in a dark purple field at night

Wide children’s book spread of a girl running along a path through a candy landscape of cake houses and sweets

Children’s book illustration of a woman in a red cloak flying through a starry sky, reaching down to a girl below

Children’s book illustration of six girls in dance costumes performing on stage under teal spotlights

Close-up children’s book illustration of a curly-haired child gazing in wonder at a glowing blue planet

Two children’s book scenes with animal characters: a bear dancing in an attic room and a classroom of young animals

Children’s book spread on white of a child on a grassy island and a second child peeking through large leaves

Painterly children’s book illustration of a blue car packed with luggage driving a desert road past a small town

Children’s book illustration of two children crouching among flowers and small creatures on a sunlit forest floor

Children’s book illustration of a brown bear beside a pond in a lush forest of oversized plants and flowers

Children’s book illustration of animal characters in an office, with a moose at a desk, a kangaroo and ducklings

Wide children’s book spread of children gathered around a campfire at night in a dark forest, with a dog and a hedgehog

Children’s book illustration of a family of three generations gathered around a full dinner table at night

Children’s book illustration of two children and a dog hiding under a blanket on an armchair in the living room

Children’s book illustration of a mother, father and small girl with shopping bags outside a pink shopfront

Children’s book illustration of a family of four walking in front of Big Ben and the London skyline

Children’s book illustration of a boy standing in an open doorway as his grandmother turns to greet him

Children’s book illustration of a grandmother and a boy walking through a park in the rain under a yellow umbrella

Children’s book illustration of a grandmother in a sari and a boy outside a shop with a striped awning

Children’s book illustration of a boy building a sandcastle while his grandmother sits under a parasol on the beach

Children’s book illustration of a mother carrying a basket of fruit in a garden while a small girl watches

Children’s book illustration of a child in a party hat riding a small rocket past the moon beside a singing yellow star

Children’s book illustration of a woman in a headscarf hugging a young boy in a quiet room

Children’s book illustration of a family of four holding hands with their cat, on a stylised yellow ground

Children’s book illustration of a mother lifting a laughing baby in a nursery with a hanging lamp and a cot

Children’s book illustration of a girl holding a small puppy while a boy reaches out to a German shepherd

Children’s book illustration of two children laughing on a bed with a dog and a puppy

Children’s book illustration of a small puppy sitting in a lit window frame at night with a cat on the ledge above

Children’s book spread of young dinosaurs playing by a cave mouth in a green valley

Children’s book spread of a purple dinosaur in a sunlit meadow with trees and a dragonfly

Children’s book spread of dinosaurs in a wide valley with a cave and distant mountains

Children’s book spread of a river under a rainbow with birds in the trees and fish in the water

Children’s book illustration of dogs in tutus dancing on a theatre stage behind a red curtain

Children’s book illustration of a dance studio where a giraffe bends down to watch a dog dancing on pointe

Children’s book spread of a city street with a jogger, a dog in clothes and a giraffe passing the shops

Black and white line sketch for a children’s book showing a woman with an umbrella and a dog outside a shopfront

Black and white line sketch for a children’s book showing a boy with his arms outstretched beside garden railings

Storyboard sketch for a children’s book showing a boy building a sandcastle beside a grandmother under a parasol

Storyboard sketch for a children’s book showing three children at a dockside gate marked Closed, with a ship behind

Storyboard sketch for a children’s book showing a girl in a hat with a small creature, the city drawn in a thought cloud above

Storyboard sketch for a children’s book showing a girl looking out of an aeroplane window, with a close-up panel beside it

Storyboard sketch for a children’s book showing a girl with curly hair beside a large waving bear, mountains behind

Storyboard sketch for a children’s book showing a small dinosaur beside a cave in a wide valley

Storyboard sketch for a children’s book showing a dinosaur’s head close up, with a small creature on a plant beside it

Storyboard sketch for a children’s book showing dinosaurs among rocks and plants in a valley

Storyboard sketch for a children’s book showing dinosaurs playing among oversized plants

Storyboard sketch for a children’s book showing animal dancers rehearsing in a studio with a mirrored wall

Storyboard sketch for a children’s book showing a giraffe’s spotted legs, with an inset close-up panel

Storyboard sketch for a children’s book showing a dog in a tutu dancing on a street outside the shops

Storyboard sketch for a children’s book showing a mother opening a bedroom door while a child lies in bed

Storyboard sketch for a children’s book showing a woman with curly hair seated in an armchair by the stairs

Rough pencil sketch for a children’s book showing a boy balancing a basketball on his head

Storyboard sketch for a children’s book showing an empty kitchen and dining table drawn in line

Rough character sketch for a children’s book showing two children’s faces, one wearing round glasses

Storyboard sketch for a children’s book showing a child peeking around a door into an empty hallway

Pencil sketch for a children’s book showing a baby sitting up in a cot with a toy duck

Loose pencil sketch for a children’s book showing a baby in a cot reaching for a toy duck

Line illustration for a children’s alphabet book showing a boy at a bakery window under the words A is for Allan’s Bakery

Pencil sketch for a children’s book showing a boy holding a book beside a chest of drawers, stars overhead

Pencil character sketch for a children’s book showing a boy in a turban and striped shirt, labelled Ageet

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