We are happy to produce a book for you if you have your own illustrator. Karen Busch Holman will not be accepting any new clients for illustrating due to the time involved and the back log of work.
Books in general, take a year from start to finish, sometimes longer. If you are anxious to have your book done quickly, then there are other avenues you can take, such as on-demand printing. We do not provide that service but there are quite a few companies offering that now.
