The Tiger Who Came to Tea
by Judith Kerr
The Tiger Who Came to Tea is a picture book by Judith Kerr, first published by Collins in London in 1968. A tiger interrupts a girl's teatime with her mother and eats and drinks everything in the house. Channel 4 broadcast an animated version in 2019.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First edition
- Collins, 1968
- First published
- Collins, London, 1968
The first edition of The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr was published in London by Collins in 1968. We track 1 edition.
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First edition
- 1st Collins1968 Hardback Sold £2,200 · Sep 2025 I own The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Collins 1968 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- The Tiger Who Came to Tea animated film, 2019
In print
- Editions recorded
- 34 on Open Library, 16 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 8 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
More by Judith Kerr
- When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit1971 · 2 editions
- The Other Way Round1975 · 1 edition
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- A Small Person Far Away1978 · 1 edition
- Mog and the Baby1980 · 1 edition
- Mog in the Dark1983 · 1 edition
- Mog and Bunny (Mog the Cat Books)1988 · 1 edition
- Mog's Amazing Birthday Caper1989 · 2 editions
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Who published the first edition of The Tiger Who Came to Tea?
The first edition of The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr was published in London by Collins in 1968.
How many editions of The Tiger Who Came to Tea are there?
We track 1 edition of The Tiger Who Came to Tea, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has The Tiger Who Came to Tea been adapted?
Yes, including The Tiger Who Came to Tea (animated film, 2019), according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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