Hello,
May I ask what software you use and if your willing to chat on discord about a game idea. I am currently a web & mobile university student, which experience in game developing in Unity. 3+ years C#. I just finished making my first online game this Christmas (not published on here yet).
My thoughts after reading your post was that maybe we could mix your field (comics, children's books) with my games idea to create a small unique project. It wouldn't be paid, the project would be small and aimed for our growth as developers. Looking forward to hearing back from you :)