Mariesa Dulak is an author and part-time school librarian based in London. She previously worked for more than twenty years in marketing for publishers including Hachette and Penguin. She won the FAB Prize for her debut picture-book text, There's a Tiger on the Train, which was illustrated by award-winning artist Rebecca Cobb. Being of dual heritage (British and Barbadian), she is passionate about diversity in children’s books and thinks it’s crucial that children see themselves represented in stories.