Judith Kerr author of The Tiger Who Came To Tea reveals how she still loves her work
AUTHOR Judith Kerr, who created the beloved Mog series of children’s books and The Tiger Who Came To Tea, has revealed her joy and pride at reaching her 90s and still loving her work.
Judith Kerr revealed her joy and pride at reaching her 90s
She still lives in the house in Barnes in south west London where she and husband, scriptwriter Thomas Kneale, most famous for the Quatermass series of television programmes came as newlyweds in 1954 and raised their children Matthew and Tacy.
Kneale passed away in 2006 and Kerr lives along apart from her cat.
But she still writes and illustrates every day and has another book out in the autumn.
The author said she still loves her work
She told the Radio Times: “Being 94 is a huge asset, and especially because in fact it’s not particularly unusual to be 94, but people haven’t realised yet.
“I boast about it. I say to people on the Underground or wherever it is, ‘I’m 94,’ and they say, 'Oh, yes? My nan’s 97!'”
“But it still looks like something special. I think a few years from now they’ll realise that 90 is not the norm exactly, but not extraordinary.”
Kerr was born in Berlin and fled the Nazis with her Jewish family in 1933, first travelling to Zurich.
She was nine, and recounted the experience in When Hitler stole Pink Rabbit. They later lived in Paris, before settling in London in 1936.
The full interview can be seen in the latest issue of Radio Times.