Rebecca Cobb is a British children's book illustrator who grew up in Buckinghamshire and Somerset, and lives in Falmouth. Along with writing and illustrating her own books, she has collaborated with other authors including Julia Donaldson, Richard Curtis and

Helen Dunmore Helen Dunmore FRSL (12 December 1952 – 5 June 2017) was a British poet, novelist, and short story and children's writer. Her best known works include the novels ''Zennor in Darkness'', '' A Spell of Winter'' and ''The Siege'', and her last ...

Career

Cobb graduated from

Falmouth College of Arts Falmouth University ( kw, Pennskol Aberfal) is a specialist public university for the creative industries based in Falmouth and Penryn, Cornwall, England. Founded as Falmouth School of Art in 1902, it was later known as Falmouth College of Ar ...

in 2004. After graduating, she worked with The Child Bereavement Charity, Continuum Publishing Group,

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, Mabecron Books,

Marion Boyars Publishers Marion Boyars Publishers is an independent publishing company located in Great Britain, publishing books that focus on the humanities and social sciences. The company was formed in 1975. When Marion Boyars died in 1999, her daughter Catheryn Kilg ...

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Food Illustrated and You Magazine. She collaborated with several authors after graduating from Falmouth. Her first solo project, ''Missing Mummy'' was published in 2011 by

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and centers around the theme of child bereavement.

Awards and nominations

* 2013 – ''Lunchtime'' won a

Waterstones Children's Book Prize The Waterstones Children's Book Prize is an annual award given to a work of children's literature published during the previous year. First awarded in 2005, the purpose of the prize is "to uncover hidden talent in children's writing" and is there ...

for Best Picture Book * 2014 – ''The Empty Stocking'' won a Heart of Hawick Children’s Book Award for Best Picture Book (collaborated with Richard Curtis) * 2014 – ''The Paper Dolls'' was shortlisted for the

Kate Greenaway Medal The Kate Greenaway Medal is a British literary award that annually recognises "distinguished illustration in a book for children". It is conferred upon the illustrator by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) ...

(collaborated with Julia Donaldson) * 2019 –

Jane Addams Children's Book Award The Jane Addams Children's Book Award is given annually to a children's book published the preceding year that advances the causes of peace and social equality. The awards have been presented annually since 1953. They were previously given joint ...

for ''The Day War Came'', written by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Cobb

References

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