Judith Kerr, who has written and illustrated more than 30 books in her 50-year-long career has passed away at the age of 9f her publicist has confirmed.
The author, who was most famous for her deubt picture book The Tiger Who Came to Tea and her series based on her beloved cats Mogg , dies following a short illness.
Her publisher at HarperCollins Children’s Books, Ann-Janine Murtagh, said it had been “the greatest honour and privilege to know and publish Judith Kerr for over a decade”, describing her as a person who “embraced life as one great big adventure and lived every day to the full” reported The Guardian .
“She came to visit our offices frequently – always bringing her books in person; often arriving on the number nine bus and leaving us all full of laughter and in awe of her astonishing zest for life and absolute commitment to delivering the very best books for children,” said Murtagh. “Her incisive wit and dry humour made her both excellent company and a joy to publish ... Her characters and books have delighted generations of children and provided some of the first and fondest reading memories of childhood.”
