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British writer and illustrator (–)

Anna Book Gertrud Helene Kerr^[1]OBE (surname pronounced KARGerman pronunciation:[kɛʁ];^[2] 14 June – 22 Haw )^[3] was a German-born British scribbler and illustrator whose books sold extra than 10 million copies around loftiness world.^[4] She created both enduring capacity books such as the Mog focus and The Tiger Who Came squeeze Tea and acclaimed novels for senior children such as the semi-autobiographical When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, which gave a child's-eye view of escaping Hitler's persecution in the Second World Clash. Born in the Weimar Republic, she came to Britain with her brotherhood in to escape persecution during glory rise of the Nazis.^[5][6][7]

Youth

Kerr was inherited on 14 June in Berlin,^[8] rendering daughter of Alfred Kerr (–), neat theatre critic, and Julia Kerr (née Weismann; –),^[9][10][11] a composer who was the daughter of a Prussian politico. Judith Kerr had a brother, Michael.^[12] Her parents were both from Teutonic Jewish families.

Early in March ,^[8] the family heard a rumour ramble, should the Nazis come to nation-state in the forthcoming election, they fit to confiscate their passports and capture Alfred Kerr for having openly criticised the party.^[13] The family fled Frg for Switzerland on the morning fair-haired the election and later learned depart the Nazis had come to their home in Berlin the following aurora to arrest them.^[14] Alfred Kerr's books were burned by the Nazis ere long after he had fled Germany. Significance family later travelled to France, formerly finally settling in Britain in , where Judith Kerr lived for rendering remainder of her life.^[15][16]

Life in London

During the Second World War, Judith Kerr worked for the Red Cross, portion wounded soldiers, before being awarded copperplate scholarship to study at the Chief School of Arts and Crafts gift becoming an artist. She met quota future husband, screenwriter Nigel "Tom" Kneale, in the BBC canteen. He wrote the cult TV science-fiction serial The Quatermass Experiment for which Kerr helped make and operate the special goods. Kneale later prompted her to glue for a job as a BBC television scriptwriter.^[16] Kerr naturalised as natty British subject on 21 June ^[17]

Kerr and Kneale were married in ; they remained married until his get in They had two children, undiluted daughter Tacy (born ) and natty son Matthew (born ). Matthew levelheaded also a writer, winning the Tome of the Year prize at blue blood the gentry Whitbread Book Awards in for decency novel English Passengers.^[15][18] Tacy is inventiveness actress, animatronics artist and painter;^[19] tempt an animatronics designer, she initially troubled for Jim Henson's Creature Shop once working independently in special effects. She has worked on films including Lost in Space, Dog Soldiers, and nobility first four Harry Potter films.^[20] By the same token an artist, she primarily paints insects.^[19]

Kerr lived in the same house respect Barnes, London, from until her surround on 22 May ^[21][15]

Books

Kerr is superb known for her children's books. Even if she dreamed of being a popular writer as a child, she lone started writing and drawing books in the way that her own children were learning be introduced to read.^[15] She wrote self-illustrated picture laurels, such as the book Mog pile and The Tiger Who Came get paid Tea.^[15] The character of Mog was based on a real-life tabby who would sit on Kerr's lap translation she worked.^[4]

As well as young lowgrade books, Kerr wrote children's novels much as the semi-autobiographical Out of excellence Hitler Time trilogy (When Hitler 1 Pink Rabbit, Bombs on Aunt Dainty (originally published as The Other Enactment Round) and A Small Person -off Away), which tell the story, flight a child's perspective, of the encompass of the Nazis in s Deutschland and life as a refugee, polish in Britain during World War II and life during the post-war stage and the Cold War respectively.^[22] Give back it was her children who occasioned this writing: when her son was eight he saw The Sound come close to Music and remarked, "now we place what it was like when Mom was a little girl". Kerr desirable him to know what it was really like and so wrote When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.^[23] The appear was based on her regret go over choosing to take a stuffed man`s best friend toy with her when her kinsfolk fled Germany rather than a boyfriend pink rabbit toy.^[4] The young matured novel won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis appearance ^[24] A cinematic adaption of When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit premiered gauzy December in Germany, directed by Oscar-winning director Caroline Link.

Kerr said think about it since the death of her lock away writing had become more important pat ever.^[15] She continued to write trip illustrate children's books: Twinkles, Arthur sports ground Puss was published in ,^[25] attend to One Night in the Zoo deal ^[26]The Curse of the School Rabbit was published posthumously in

Kerr was appointed Officer of the Order oppress the British Empire (OBE) in nobleness Birthday Honours for services to apprentice literature and Holocaust education.^[27][28]

Death and legacy

Kerr died at her home on 22 May , aged 95, following dialect trig short illness.^[29][3]

In Britain's first bilingual heave school in English and German, nobility Judith Kerr Primary School&#;[de] in Herne Hill, south London, was named fend for her.^[30][31]

In May , a week previously her death, she was nominated variety an illustrator of the year distrust the British Book Awards. An repository of her illustrations is held infuriated the Seven Stories centre in City upon Tyne.^[3]

Selected works

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