Each child attending this performance will receive a FREE copy of There's A Tiger on the Train to take home and keep!
Autumn performances 2026 › Hull
Rebecca Cobb and Mariesa Dulak performance
Join us for a morning of storytelling and drawing with author Mariesa Dulak and illustrator Rebecca Cobb as they tell us all about their delightful picture book, There's a Tiger on the Train! We'll find out how Mariesa became a writer, Rebecca's journey to become an illustrator, and how they worked together to create the characters from the story and turn it into a book. With lots of audience participation, dancing, stories and live drawing plus the chance to ask questions, this performance promises to be fun and engaging and will be sure to spark an interest in reading and books.
- Venue:
- Hull New Theatre, Kingston Square, Hull , HU1 3HF
- Date:
- Tuesday 13th October
- Time:
- 10:30 am
- Duration:
- Approx. 1 hour
- Age range:
- Years 1 and 2
- Tickets:
- £7.50
Rebecca Cobb
Rebecca Cobb works as a picture book illustrator and writer. As well as illustrating her own books, she has also illustrated works by authors, including Julia Donaldson, Helen Dunmore, Richard Curtis, Nicola Davies and Katherine Woodfine. Rebecca's first collaboration with author Mariesa Dulak, There's a Tiger on the Train, was shortlisted for The Carnegie Medal in 2025 and has won numerous awards including The Week Junior Picture Book of the Year Award. She lives in Cornwall.
Praise for There's a Tiger on the Train
Exhilarating illustrations and a heartwarming last line
Watch:
Watch Rebecca Cobb draw her character, Aunt Amelia
Mariesa Dulak
Mariesa Dulak was born in Yorkshire of dual heritage (Barbadian/White British). She did a degree in English literature, an MA in Children's Literature and a career in publishing followed. She now writes picture books about identity and family life. Her first picture book, There's a Tiger on the Train, illustrated by acclaimed illustrator Rebecca Cobb, was shortlisted for The Carnegie Medal in 2025 and has won numerous awards. Mariesa is also a primary school librarian and lives with her family in West London.
Praise for There's a Tiger on the Train
Mariesa Dulak has managed to create a picture book that is both a morality tale about mobile phones and a magical adventure. Teamed with illustrations from Rebecca Cobb, her debut is a joy.
Book tickets for an event and receive two free books for your classroom
Free Workshops!
The Children’s Bookshow will allocate four free in-classroom workshops to schools attending this performance with 30 or more children. Book tickets for this event to have a chance of being chosen to receive this fantastic opportunity.
Thank you so much for organising the brilliant theatre event and the amazing workshops, on Monday with Rebecca Cobb and Mariesa Dulak. There was such a buzz in the auditorium and then the children went home after the afternoon sessions so excited to tell their families about what they had done - it was lovely.
The details
- Please arrive at the venue at least 20 minutes before the start of the performance, so that you have enough time to find your seats and and use the bathroom. Our start times are strictly governed by the theatres that we work with and by the start and end times of the school day. If you are unavoidably delayed, please get in touch with your Children’s Bookshow contact as soon as possible.
- Depending on the time of the performance, you may want your children to bring a packed lunch. (Please contact the theatre directly to check if there is a suitable space.)
- Parking facilities vary from theatre to theatre; please check the theatre website for details.
- Please contact the theatre directly for risk assessment information.
- Please ensure your children have visited the bathroom before the show starts, or ask them to wait until after the performance ends. A constant stream of children getting up to go to the toilet is very distracting for our performers and other members of the audience.
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Have any questions? Get in touch
Your contact for this performance is Jo Daley, she will be happy to answer any queries you have:
- jodaley@thechildrensbookshow.com
- Phone
- 07769 216493