(LONDON) — Judith Kerr, author and illustrator of the bestselling “The Tiger Who Came to Tea” and other beloved children’s books, has died at the age of 95.
HarperCollins chief executive Charlie Redmayne announced her death Thursday. The publisher said she died at her home on Wednesday after a brief illness.
Kerr “was a brilliantly talented artist and storyteller who has left us an extraordinary body of work,” he said.
The beguiling story of the tea-drinking tiger has been shared by parents with young children since it was first published in 1968 and has never been out of print. It has sold more than 5 million copies.
The book, with its memorable illustrations and simple surprises, conveys a sense of wonder and possibility that generations of children embraced.
Her next book introduced Mog the cat, who starred in some 15 books and developed a large following until “Goodbye Mog” was published in 2002.
The popular feline was brought back in 2015 for “Mog’s Christmas Calamity,” whic..