Judith Kerr
Judith Kerr OBE was born in Berlin. Her family left Germany in 1933 to escape the rising Nazi party, and came to England. She studied at the Central School of Art and later worked as a scriptwriter for the BBC. Judith married the celebrated screenwriter Nigel Kneale in 1954. She left the BBC to look after their two children, who inspired her first picture book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea . Published in 1968 and never out of print in the fifty years since, it has become a much-loved classic and...See more
Judith Kerr OBE was born in Berlin. Her family left Germany in 1933 to escape the rising Nazi party, and came to England. She studied at the Central School of Art and later worked as a scriptwriter for the BBC. Judith married the celebrated screenwriter Nigel Kneale in 1954. She left the BBC to look after their two children, who inspired her first picture book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea . Published in 1968 and never out of print in the fifty years since, it has become a much-loved classic and perennial bestseller. Her second book was Mog the Forgetful Cat , which was published in 1970 and has also gone on to become a beloved classic, with Mog appearing in a further 17 adventures in the years since. Judith was awarded the Booktrust Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016, and in 2019 was named Illustrator of the Year at the British Book Awards. Judith died in May 2019 at the age of 95, and her stories continue to entertain and delight generations of children. See less
Judith Kerr's Featured Books
Judith Kerr book reviews
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The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Fun to Read to a 2-year-old
by Nancy S, Aug 4, 2011
This is a lovely, well illustrated story that our granddaughter loves. To add to the fun, I bought a small china teacup and saucer and made cambric tea for both of us to sip and enjoy. Read More
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Mog in the Dark
by ckmama, Jul 7, 2011
Mog has a bad dream that is pretty amusing. Everything ends well. The illustrations are wonderful, as usual, but this story isn't quite as good as other Mog stories. Read More
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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Modern Classic
by LCA54, Nov 19, 2009
Kerr's memoir of her flight from Nazi Germany is a modern children's classic able to stand alongside of Anne Frank's diary. Adults can profit from a reading as well as children, for a knowledge of ... Read More