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| Author | Judith Kerr |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's story |
| Published | 1968 |
| Publisher | William Collins, Sons |
Publication date | 1968 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
The Tiger Who Came to Tea is a short children's story, first published by William Collins, Sons in 1968, written and illustrated by Judith Kerr.[1] The book concerns a girl called Sophie, her mother, and an anthropomorphised tiger who invites himself to their afternoon tea and consumes all the food and drink they have. The book remains extremely popular[2] more than 50 years after it was first published, and a theatrical adaptation of the story has been produced. A television adaptation of the book aired on UK's Channel 4 on Christmas Eve 2019.
The original artwork for the book is held by Seven Stories, a children's literature centre in the UK.
The Tiger Who Came to Tea is one of the best selling children's books of all time.[3]
- ^ Eyre, Charlotte (5 February 2018). "HarperCollins to celebrate 50 years of 'Tiger Who Came to Tea' - The Bookseller". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Guest, Katy (6 September 2009). "Judith Kerr: If Carlsberg made grannies...". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "The Tiger Who Came to Tea". BBC. Archived from the original on 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2009-02-24.