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About The Tiger Who Came to Tea and other stories collection

Share in the magic of teatime with this wonderful audio collection of five classic stories, from beloved author Judith Kerr. Enjoy The Tiger Who Came to Tea and share in the magic of teatime with this wonderful audio collection of five classic stories from the inimitable Judith Kerr. Includes: The Tiger Who Came to TeaThe Great Granny GangOne Night in the ZooThe Crocodile Under the BedKatinka’s Tail. With music and sound effects written especially for an incredible listening experience. Read by Geraldine McEwan, Phyllida Law & Susan Sheridan with an approximate running time of thirty minutes. About the author 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. 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.