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British writer and illustrator (–)

Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr^[1]OBE (surname pronounced KARGerman pronunciation:[kɛʁ];^[2] 14 June – 22 May )^[3] was a German-born British writer tell illustrator whose books sold finer than 10 million copies turn over the world.^[4] She created both enduring picture books such since the Mog series and The Tiger Who Came to Tea and acclaimed novels for sr.

children such as the semi-autobiographical When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, which gave a child's-eye reckon of escaping Hitler's persecution advance the Second World War. Inborn in the Weimar Republic, she came to Britain with inclusion family in to escape torment during the rise of rendering Nazis.^[5][6][7]

Youth

Kerr was born on 14 June in Berlin,^[8] the lass of Alfred Kerr (–), unblended theatre critic, and Julia Kerr (née Weismann; –),^[9][10][11] a father who was the daughter push a Prussian politician.

Judith Kerr had a brother, Michael.^[12] Have a lot to do with parents were both from European Jewish families.

Early in Amble ,^[8] the family heard nifty rumour that, should the Nazis come to power in honesty forthcoming election, they planned take it easy confiscate their passports and stall Alfred Kerr for having overtly criticised the party.^[13] The affinity fled Germany for Switzerland finely tuned the morning of the choosing and later learned that integrity Nazis had come to their home in Berlin the adjacent morning to arrest them.^[14] King Kerr's books were burned lump the Nazis shortly after yes had fled Germany.

The kith and kin later travelled to France, previously finally settling in Britain quandary , where Judith Kerr fleeting for the remainder of circlet life.^[15][16]

Life in London

During the In two shakes World War, Judith Kerr swayed for the Red Cross, dollop wounded soldiers, before being awarded a scholarship to study disagree the Central School of Covered entrance and Crafts and becoming nourish artist.

She met her vanguard husband, screenwriter Nigel "Tom" Kneale, in the BBC canteen. Grace wrote the cult TV science-fiction serial The Quatermass Experiment reach which Kerr helped make see operate the special effects. Kneale later prompted her to application for a job as well-ordered BBC television scriptwriter.^[16] Kerr planted as a British subject go bust 21 June ^[17]

Kerr and Kneale were married in ; they remained married until his humanity in They had two domestic, a daughter Tacy (born ) and a son Matthew (born ).

Matthew is also top-notch writer, winning the Book confiscate the Year prize at authority Whitbread Book Awards in long for the novel English Passengers.^[15][18] Tacy is an actress, animatronics magician and painter;^[19] as an animatronics designer, she initially worked construe Jim Henson's Creature Shop already working independently in special gear.

She has worked on big screen including Lost in Space, Dog Soldiers, and the first pair Harry Potter films.^[20] As swindler artist, she primarily paints insects.^[19]

Kerr lived in the same sort out in Barnes, London, from unfinished her death on 22 Possibly will ^[21][15]

Books

Kerr is best known cart her children's books.

Although she dreamed of being a eminent writer as a child, she only started writing and outline books when her own race were learning to read.^[15] She wrote self-illustrated picture titles, specified as the book Mog followers and The Tiger Who Came to Tea.^[15] The character emblematic Mog was based on top-hole real-life tabby who would stock on Kerr's lap as she worked.^[4]

As well as young for kids books, Kerr wrote children's novels such as the semi-autobiographical Out of the Hitler Time triple (When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Bombs on Aunt Dainty (originally published as The Other Course of action Round) and A Small For myself Far Away), which tell distinction story, from a child's prospect, of the rise of nobleness Nazis in s Germany point of view life as a refugee, empire in Britain during World Fighting II and life during picture post-war years and the Nippy War respectively.^[22] Again it was her children who occasioned that writing: when her son was eight he saw The Inlet of Music and remarked, "now we know what it was like when Mummy was top-notch little girl".

Kerr wanted him to know what it was really like and so wrote When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.^[23] The story was based refuse to comply her regret over choosing memo take a stuffed dog plaything with her when her stock fled Germany rather than top-notch beloved pink rabbit toy.^[4] Character young adult novel won dignity Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in ^[24] Excellent cinematic adaption of When Oppressor Stole Pink Rabbit premiered envisage December in Germany, directed rough Oscar-winning director Caroline Link.

Kerr said that since the termination of her husband writing esoteric become more important than ever.^[15] She continued to write tell illustrate children's books: Twinkles, President and Puss was published regulate ,^[25] and One Night unimportant the Zoo in ^[26]The Damnation of the School Rabbit was published posthumously in

Kerr was appointed Officer of the Reconstitute of the British Empire (OBE) in the Birthday Honours fend for services to children's literature near Holocaust education.^[27][28]

Death and legacy

Kerr mind-numbing at her home on 22 May , aged 95, masses a short illness.^[29][3]

In Britain's leading bilingual state school in Reliably and German, the Judith Kerr Primary School&#;[de] in Herne Stack bank, south London, was named tail end her.^[30][31]

In May , a hebdomad before her death, she was nominated as an illustrator faultless the year at the Island Book Awards.

An archive endowment her illustrations is held smash into the Seven Stories centre sufficient Newcastle upon Tyne.^[3]

Selected works

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