'You'll never guess what happened On our trip down to the sea . . . A Tiger in a top hat Came and sat right next to me.' Off to the seaside they go on a rather . . . EXTRAORDINARY train journey. But will Dad ever look up from his phone? A boy and his dad board the train. Dad is stuck into his phone and misses the fact that a tiger boards the train too. and so does a family of hippos, and a band of crocs, and a mum with her piglets, and a pug in a boa - or two. . . On the way to the seaside pandemonium ensues, and then the tiger roars. . . Has he finally had enough? And what will dad say? Will he even notice? Winner of The Week Junior Award for Best Picture Book of the Year 2025 Second place for The Children's Choice Award Shortlisted for Oscar's Book Prize 2025 Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2025 Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Award 2025 Shortlisted for the Indie Book Award 2024 'Pointedly satirical and highly enjoyable.' New Statesman 'Captivating.' Evening Express 'Charming.' Armadillo Magazine

Mariesa Dulak was born in Yorkshire of dual heritage (Barbadian/White British). The GEA helped Mariesa turn her scribbles into stories. She is a primary school librarian and lives with her family in West London. Rebecca Cobb illustrates her own books as well as works by other authors, including Julia Donaldson. Rebecca won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Picture Books and she has been shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal three times.