Design for Children's Educational Board Game

I'm seeking a talented graphic designer to create the visuals for an educational board game aimed at children aged 5-12. The game focuses on language and reading skills, so experience with designing for educational content would be beneficial.

Key Requirements:
- Design a playful, cartoonish style for the game
- Create engaging visuals to support language and reading themes
- Design a logo for the game
- Design an interactive game board that aligns with the theme and is easy for children to navigate.
- Create a variety of colorful, fun characters that children can interact with in the game.
- Develop visually appealing card designs that contain game instructions, questions, or tasks.
- Design a child-friendly instruction manual that includes graphics to help explain the game rules.

Ideal Skills:
- Graphic Design
- Experience with Board Game Design
- Experience with Educational Material
- Logo Design
- Understanding of Child-friendly Aesthetics

Please provide a portfolio that showcases your relevant experience and design style.

Please design the game board and cards as part of the project. The final designs should be delivered as digital files only.