Available Formats
Hardback
Published: 6th February 2006
Paperback
Published: 15th June 2006
Hardback, Special Limited edition
Published: 4th July 2017
Board book
Published: 12th July 2018
Paperback
Published: 11th July 2023
Board book
Published: 15th March 2011
Hardback
Published: 15th January 2024
Spiral bound
Published: 11th July 2018
Hardback, 50th Anniversary edition
Published: 22nd October 2018
Hardback
Published: 6th June 2013
Hardback
Published: 3rd March 2011
Board book
Published: 30th July 2025
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
By (Author) Judith Kerr
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
4th July 2017
Special Limited edition
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.914
Hardback
32
Width 226mm, Height 286mm, Spine 5mm
430g
This classic story of Sophie and her extraordinary tea-time guest has been loved by millions of children since it was first published over 30 years ago. Now a new generation will enjoy this beautiful reformatted edition!
The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be What they certainly don't expect to see at the door is a big furry, stripy tiger!
This modern classic picture book is perfect for reading aloud, or for small children to read to themselves time and again. All artwork has been re-originated and a fresh design approach has been used for this reformatted edition.
Near perfection of form is embellished by clear, expressive illustrations. The pace is exactly right, the resolution totally satisfying.
Dorothy Butler: Babies Need Books.
A modern classic.
The Independent.
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.