Judith Kerr

Judith Kerr, OBE (surname pronounced /ˈkɑːr/ KAR German pronunciation: [kɛʁ];^[2] 14 June 1923 – 22 May 2019) was a German-born British writer and illustrator. She was known for her Mog series and The Tiger Who Came to Tea. She also wrote novels for young adults such as When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, which gave a child's-eye view of the Second World War.^[3][4][5]

Judith Kerr OBE
Kerr at the 2016 Berlin International Literature Festival
Born	Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr[1] (1923-06-14)14 June 1923 Berlin, Weimar Republic
Died	22 May 2019(2019-05-22) (aged 95) Barnes, London, England, U.K.
Genre	Children's and young adult fiction
Notable works	The Tiger Who Came to Tea, the Mog series, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Spouse	Nigel Kneale (1954–2006, his death)
Children	Matthew Kneale Tacy Kneale

Kerr was born in Berlin, but moved to the United Kingdom before the Nazis rose to power because Kerr's father, openly a Nazi critic, was scared for his family's safety.^[6] Kerr later became a naturalized British subject.^[7]

Kerr died on 22 May 2019 from a short-illness at her home in Barnes, London at the age of 95.^[8]