Rebecca Cobb

{{short description|English children's book writer and illustrator|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| birth_place = Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England

| nationality = English

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| occupation = Children's book writer and illustrator

| alma_mater = Falmouth University

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| website = {{url | rebeccacobb.co.uk}}

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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,{{cite web|title=Rebecca Cobb|url=https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/rebecca-cobb|website=panmacmillan|accessdate=21 October 2016 |archive-date=16 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816164328/https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/rebecca-cobb |url-status=dead}} 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 and she has collaborated with several authors such as Julia Donaldson, Nicola Davies, Mariesa Dulak, Katherine Woodfine, Richard Curtis{{cite web|url=https://www.booktrust.org.uk/authors/c/cobb-rebecca/|title=Rebecca Cobb|website=Book Trust|accessdate=25 October 2016 |archive-date=11 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111162859/https://www.booktrust.org.uk/authors/c/cobb-rebecca/ |url-status=live}} and Helen Dunmore.{{cite web|url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/careers/work-life-rebecca-cobb-childrens-book-illustrator/174072|title=Work Life: Rebecca Cobb, Children's Book Illustrator|website=Stylist Magazine|date=23 June 2013 |accessdate=25 October 2016 |archive-date=18 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118002929/https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/careers/work-life-rebecca-cobb-childrens-book-illustrator/174072 |url-status=live}}

Works

  • Snow Day (1998) (with Richard Curtis)
  • Tongue Twisters to Tangle Your Tongue (2005)
  • Missing Mummy: A Book About Bereavement (2011){{cite web|title=Missing Mummy|url=https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/rebecca-cobb/missing-mummy|website=panmacmillan|accessdate=26 October 2016 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728172616/https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/rebecca-cobb/missing-mummy |url-status=dead}}
  • 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

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2013The Waterstones Children's Book PrizeBest Picture BookLunchtime{{Won}}{{cite web |title=Death row tale wins children's prize |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-21881191 |website=BBC News |access-date=6 December 2023 |date=21 March 2013 |archive-date=7 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207183152/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-21881191 |url-status=live}}
2014The Heart of Hawick Children’s Book AwardBest Picture BookThe Empty Stocking (with Richard Curtis){{Won}}{{cite web|title=2014 Awards|url=http://www.hawickchildrensbookaward.org/2014-awards.html|website=Heart Of Hawick Childrens Book Award|accessdate=26 October 2016 |archive-date=27 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027060849/http://www.hawickchildrensbookaward.org/2014-awards.html |url-status=dead}}
2014The Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration{{N/A}}The Paper Dolls (with Julia Donaldson){{Nominated}}{{cite web|title=Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals 2014 winners announced|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/children_sbookreviews/10915043/Carnegie-and-Kate-Greenaway-Medals-2014-winners-announced.html|website=Telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=25 October 2016 |archive-date=25 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325085136/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/children_sbookreviews/10915043/Carnegie-and-Kate-Greenaway-Medals-2014-winners-announced.html |url-status=live}}
2019The Jane Addams Children's Book Award{{N/A}}The Day War Came (with Nicola Davies){{Nominated}}{{cite web |title=2019 Award Winners and Honorees |url=http://www.janeaddamschildrensbookaward.org/2019-award-winners-and-honorees/ |website=The Jane Addams Peace Association |accessdate=24 July 2019 |date=14 May 2019 |archive-date=18 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918164809/http://www.janeaddamschildrensbookaward.org/2019-award-winners-and-honorees/ |url-status=dead}}

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