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Rebecca Cobb

Rebecca Cobb

Rebecca Cobb grew up in Buckinghamshire and Somerset, surrounded by coloured pencils, felt pens, wax crayons, poster paints and pieces of paper. She studied illustration at Falmouth College of Arts and has been living in Falmouth and working as an illustrator ever since.

She has illustrated books by Richard Curtis and Julia Donaldson, and her client list includes The Child Bereavement Charity, Continuum Publishing Group, Cornwall Editions, The Guardian, The Independent, Mabecron Books, Marion Boyars Publishers, Waitrose Food Illustrated and You Magazine.

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  • Aunt Amelia

    Aunt Amelia

    Author: Rebecca Cobb
    Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
    Interest age: 3+
    Reading age: 6+

    'We were in a bad mood. Aunt Amelia was coming to look after us. We didn't know who Aunt Amelia was and we didn't want looking after.'

  • Hello, Friend

    Hello, Friend

    Author: Rebecca Cobb
    Publisher: Macmillan
    Interest age: 3-5

    This warm-hearted picture book about making friends is a perfect read for little ones starting school or nursery who might be a bit nervous, reassuring them that there will be lots of other children who will want to make friends.

  • It’s A Little Baby

    It’s A Little Baby

    Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Rebecca Cobb
    Publisher: MacMillan
    Interest age: 0-3

    This is a really simple and fun book to read, encouraging interaction between the book and the child, and the reader and little one. And there’s a bonus: the words are also a song, which can be downloaded or found on the It’s A Little Baby website.

  • It's Snow Day

    It's Snow Day

    Author: Richard Curtis Illustrator: Rebecca Cobb
    Publisher: Puffin
    Interest age: 4-9
    Reading age: 7+

    This must-read winter picture book is crammed with fabulously joyful and expressive illustrations and will be loved by young and old alike.

  • Lunchtime

    Lunchtime

    Author: Rebecca Cobb
    Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
    Interest age: 2+
    Reading age: 5+

    It's lunchtime for one little girl, but she's just not hungry. Then crocodile, wolf and bear appear - and they are starving!

  • Missing Mummy

    Missing Mummy

    Author: Rebecca Cobb
    Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
    Interest age: 3+
    Reading age: 6+

    A little boy struggles to make sense of his mother's death in this moving picture book.

  • The Day War Came

    The Day War Came

    Author: Nicola Davies Illustrator: Rebecca Cobb
    Publisher: Walker Books
    Interest age: 5-8
    Reading age: 6+

    A heartbreaking picture book that perfectly explains the displacement of people, and especially children, in war, and the trauma experienced by people forced to leave their homes. 

  • The Empty Stocking

    The Empty Stocking

    Author: Richard Curtis Illustrator: Rebecca Cobb
    Publisher: Puffin Books
    Interest age: 4+
    Reading age: 7+

    Award-winning writer and director Richard Curtis turns his hand to picture books in this magical festive story, beautifully illustrated by Rebecca Cobb

  • The Everywhere Bear

    The Everywhere Bear

    Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Rebecca Cobb
    Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books
    Interest age: 4-5

    This picture book about a missing toy bear somehow seems like a classic already - with a lovely whiff of nostalgia about it all, while also feeling very current and gently inclusive.

  • The Paper Dolls

    The Paper Dolls

    Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Rebecca Cobb
    Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
    Interest age: 3+
    Reading age: 6+

    A little girl makes a string of paper dolls with her mother, and then takes them off to play in an imaginative world of her own - until a pair of scissors threaten.

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