Rebecca Cobb

Rebecca Cobb is an English children's book writer and illustrator who grew up in Buckinghamshire and Somerset and lives in Falmouth, Cornwall. After graduating Falmouth University,^[1] she worked with The Child Bereavement Charity, Continuum International Publishing Group, The Guardian, The Independent, Mabecron Books, Marion Boyars Publishers, Waitrose & Partners and You Magazine^[2] and she has collaborated with several authors such as Julia Donaldson, Nicola Davies, Mariesa Dulak, Katherine Woodfine, Richard Curtis^[2] and Helen Dunmore.^[3]

Rebecca Cobb
Born	Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Occupation	Children's book writer and illustrator
Nationality	English
Alma mater	Falmouth University
Website
rebeccacobb.co.uk

Works

• Snow Day (1998) (with Richard Curtis)
• Tongue Twisters to Tangle Your Tongue (2005)
• Missing Mummy: A Book About Bereavement (2011)^[4]
• The Paper Dolls (2012) (with Julia Donaldson)
• The Empty Stocking (2012) (with Richard Curtis)
• A table! (2012)
• Lunchtime (2012)
• Aunt Amelia (2013)
• Na caraidean (2013) (with Julia Donaldson)
• The Something (2014)
• There's an Owl in My Towel (2016) (with Julia Donaldson)
• It's a Little Baby (2016) (with Julia Donaldson)
• The Everywhere Bear (2017) (with Julia Donaldson)
• The Day War Came (2018) (with Nicola Davies)
• Hello Friend! (2019)
• That Christmas (2020) (with Richard Curtis)
• Aunt Amelia's House (2021)
• Elisabeth and the Box of Colours (2022) (with Katherine Woodfine)
• Who Lives Here? With Lift-The-flap-fun! (2023) (with Julia Donaldson)
• There's a Tiger on the Train (2024) (with Mariesa Dulak)
• That Christmas and Other Stories: The Inspiration Behind the Hit Netflix Film (2024) (with Richard Curtis)
• A Wild Walk to School (2024)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	The Waterstones Children's Book Prize	Best Picture Book	Lunchtime	Won	[5]
2014	The Heart of Hawick Children’s Book Award	Best Picture Book	The Empty Stocking (with Richard Curtis)	Won	[6]
2014	The Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration	—	The Paper Dolls (with Julia Donaldson)	Nominated	[7]
2019	The Jane Addams Children's Book Award	—	The Day War Came (with Nicola Davies)	Nominated	[8]