So I don't know whether Judith did it consciously or not - I wouldn't want to go there - but the point is he's a jokey tiger, but he is a tiger. WWF-UK (Worldwide Fund for Nature) Trading Limited, registered in England and Wales with company no.

My father would have had very special treatment by the Nazis, so a doctor friend of ours gave them suicide pills, and I said, 'What about me? I love The Tiger Who Came to Tea and it’s so beautifully illustrated as well, and Iove all your questions at the end; I just asked Little A, and she says no, she couldn’t invite a tiger in :o).Each of our 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' pictures for sequencing shows an illustration from the story. The book was also translated into Hebrew, with the title ״Hatigris Sheba Lishtot Te” (הטיגריס שבא לשתות תה). Responsibly sourced using 100% recycled materials for the outer and filling, it has been created to support WWF’s ambitious initiative to double the number of tigers in the wild.

The reason she wanted to adapt this book into a film now, 51 years after she'd written it, was she wanted to reach more children around the world. The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ is a children’s book written by author Judith Kerr and published by Harper Collins. Rosen claims the tiger could be based on her memory of the past threat: something that could have disrupted her life as a young child and taken everything the family owned. But until her death, she was heavily involved in the production process, personally selecting Lupus Films from a range of companies who wanted to adapt it for TV. As he went out, I was going to say, 'There you are, nothing's happened' and my mother just gave me a terrible look and so I stopped.The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ is a well-loved children’s story written by author and illustrator Judith Kerr. Children's author Michael Rosen has previously told the BBC: "Judith knows about dangerous people who come to your house and take people away. But producer and joint managing director of Lupus Films, Ruth Fielding, said getting an A-list cast on board was the easy part. It tells the story of a girl named Sophie and her mum who are about to sit down to tea when the doorbell rings. They’re the perfect way to immerse children in the wonderful writing of Judith Kerr, both in school and at home.

A Brazilian version, under the Portuguese title O tigre que veio para o chá da tarde, was also released. Kerr spent her early years in Berlin just before the start of the Third Reich and her father was on a death list because of his opposition to the Nazis.We’ve teamed up with the book’s publisher, Harper Collins, to create this range of exciting and engaging resources. Invite children to talk about and retell this classic children’s story using our 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' Sequencing Cards. She was told as a young child that her father could be grabbed at any moment by either the Gestapo or the SS - he was in great danger. One of those people who can just get anything they want without particularly asking for it or trying hard for it.

I hope that the treasure trove of books and activities allows you to take away a new gem, or a nugget that inspires you. The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr is thrilling for young children and also has enough warmth to ensure that the reader feels safe and able to enjoy the antics of the greedy tiger. Whether or not there are subconscious overtones in The Tiger Who Came to Tea, the book has never been out of print since it was first published.Earlier this year, Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis said: "I remember asking Judith Kerr if the tiger symbolised the 1960s sexual revolution where normal mores and suburban life became upended by this wild and exotic creature. Her father was welcomed back to Germany as a hero in 1948, but on the night he arrived, he suffered a stroke.