But I do wonder what Judith Kerr – the much-loved author of The Tiger Who Came to Tea, the Mog series and other books no child should be without – would have made of it. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Judith Kerr – and tiger – at the BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award, London Zoo, in 2016. The tiger is just a tiger, inspired by the ones Kerr’s daughter loved watching at the zoo. It is so obvious what Britain would have lost by turning our back on those fleeing Germany: Judith Kerr became a national treasure, her brother Michael an appeal court judge. Judith Kerr obituary | Julia Eccleshare Read moreBut beware setting up the “good” refugee – the one who turns out to be Albert Einstein – against the one who does nothing much with his life.

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2019 05:01 UTC