Our ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ activities have been designed in line with the National Curriculum, meaning you can be sure they’re suitable and stimulating for your little learners. They’re the perfect way to immerse children in the wonderful writing of Judith Kerr, both in school and at home. Channel 4 Releases Trailer For 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea' ". TVWise. 2019-12-05 . Retrieved 2020-02-24.

The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr is for me, a forgotten childhood favorite. The glee of sitting down with my grandfather as he read it to me had slipped my memory until I had to catalog a copy. Though the tiger caused a disaster, we see the father takes it easy. I think I should learn a lesson or two from that story as a grown-up that frets over everything trivial thing. Kitchener, Shaun (2019-05-23). "Judith Kerr dead: The Tiger Who Came To Tea author dies, age 95". Daily Express. United Kingdom . Retrieved 2022-11-03. Compared to social norms today, the depiction of gender roles in this story is out of date, with the mother as house wife preparing supper for daddy, and the father as the sole bread winner. However it must be considered that this story was written over forty years ago so I don’t think this is a real criticism.Created in partnership with the book’s publisher, Harper Collins, this ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ Sequencing activity is ideal to use with your little learners in EYFS and KS1. It’s a fantastic opportunity for children to develop their communication and language skills! Here at Twinkl, we know how time-consuming it can be to create engaging literacy resources. That’s why we’ve teamed up with the amazing Harper Collins to bring you a range of ready-made resources to support reading ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’. When faced with a hungry tiger at the door, there are only two things you can do: slam the door and hide, or invite him in and hope for the best. They invite him in. Although polite (in that he doesn't eat them), the tiger is ravenous. He eats and drinks them out of house and home, including drinking all the water out the tap! Why not get started with our Tiger Who Came to Tea Sequencing Activity ? This gives children the opportunity to retell the main events of the story using our colourful cards – what a great way to develop their comprehension and memory! Save time using our ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ activities:

The illustrations in this book are lovely. The depictions of the characters and the clothes that they are wearing are a little old fashioned and I think this adds to the charm of the story. The Tiger Who Came to Tea is a short children's story, first published by William Collins, Sons in 1968, written and illustrated by Judith Kerr. [1] The book concerns a girl called Sophie, her mother, and an anthropomorphised tiger who invites himself to their afternoon tea and consumes all the food and drink they have. The book remains extremely popular [2] more than 50 years after it was first published, and a theatrical adaptation of the story has been produced. A television adaptation of the book aired on UK's Channel 4 on Christmas Eve 2019 at 7:30pm GMT. It is all about a little girl called Sophie, her mummy, and a tiger, all of whom have tea together. (Of course it is. What did you expect? The title told you that is exactly what it would be.) Guest, Katy (6 September 2009). "Judith Kerr: If Carlsberg made grannies...". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-20 . Retrieved 2009-09-06.Judith knows about dangerous people who come to your house and take people away. She was told as a young child that her father could be grabbed at any moment by either the Gestapo or the SS - he was in great danger. So I don’t know whether Judith did it consciously or not - I wouldn’t want to go there - but the point is he’s a jokey tiger, but he is a tiger”. The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr was published in 1968 and was recently turned into a stage play in London. Children's books as theater seems to be having a renaissance of sorts. My inner child is feeling miffed at missing the show.

The Crocodile Under the Bed: Judith Kerr's 50-year follow-up to The Tiger Who Came to Tea". The Independent. 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2022-06-20 . Retrieved 23 May 2019. Kerr invented the story after visiting a zoo with her three-year-old daughter. She said her husband Nigel Kneale was away making a film and "it felt a bit lonely and we wished somebody would come. We'd been to the zoo so it seemed reasonable for a tiger to come. We both thought they were incredibly beautiful." [4] [5] She told the story many times before making it into a book. [6] The book took a year to write and illustrate. Judith Kerr reveals the story behind The Tiger Who Came to Tea - BBC Newsnight. United Kingdom: British Broadcasting Corporation. Dec 9, 2015.The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ is a well-loved children’s story written by author and illustrator Judith Kerr. It was Kerr’s first book written in 1968, making it over 50 years old! The parents' matter-of-fact reaction to the absurdities of a talking tiger coming to tea and devouring everything is priceless. Their deadpan solutions: go out to a cafe for dinner and buy a giant tin of tiger food is just the perfect solution to a silly book. In addition to being one of the best books for preschoolers as simple to be repeatedly told, the amazingly illustrated "Tiger" was the main reason why my little nephew loved that book. Judith was born in Berlin, Germany, on 14th June 1923. She grew up in Germany with her parents and her older brother. When Judith was growing up she loved to draw, and originally wanted to be a painter. Later, she got a job writing scripts for the BBC and focused on writing instead.