Share in fifty years of magic...

Share in fifty years of magic...

I first told this story to my small daughter long
ago. She was rather critical of my other stories,
but used to say, “Talk the tiger!”
So when she and her brother were both at
school and I had more time, I thought I would
make it into a picture book – and much to my
amazement, here it still is 50 years later.

I first told this story to my small daughter long
ago. She was rather critical of my other stories,
but used to say, “Talk the tiger!”
So when she and her brother were both at
school and I had more time, I thought I would
make it into a picture book – and much to my
amazement, here it still is 50 years later.

The Tiger
Who
Came
to Tea

written and illustrated by

Judith Kerr

The Tiger
Who
Came
to Tea

written and illustrated by

Judith Kerr

For Tacy and Matty

This edition first published in hardback and paperback in Great Britain by HarperCollins

Children’s Books in 2006

Text and illustrations © Kerr-Kneale Productions Ltd1968

SOURCE EDITION ISBN-13: 9780007215997

Ebook Edition © APRIL 2012 ISBN: 9780007490967

Version: 2018-04-19

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Once there was a little girl called Sophie,

and she was having tea with her mummy

in the kitchen.

Suddenly there was a ring at the door.

For Tacy and Matty

This edition first published in hardback and paperback in Great Britain by HarperCollins

Children’s Books in 2006

Text and illustrations © Kerr-Kneale Productions Ltd 1968

SOURCE EDITION ISBN-13: 9780007215997

Ebook Edition © APRIL 2012 ISBN: 9780007490967

Version: 2018-04-19

1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2

HarperCollins Children’s Books is a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions.

By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable

right to access and read the text of this ebook onscreen. No part of this text may be reproduced,

transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any

information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical,

now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins ebooks.

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Once there was a little girl called Sophie,

and she was having tea with her mummy

in the kitchen.

Suddenly there was a ring at the door.

Sophie’s mummy said,

“I wonder who that can be.

Sophie’s mummy said,

“I wonder who that can be.

It can’t be the milkman

because he came this morning.

It can’t be the milkman

because he came this morning.

And it can’t be the boy from the grocer

because this isn’t the day he comes.

And it can’t be the boy from the grocer

because this isn’t the day he comes.

And it can’t be Daddy

because he’s got his key.

And it can’t be Daddy

because he’s got his key.

We’d better open the door and see.”

We’d better open the door and see.”

Sophie opened

the door, and

there was a big,

furry, stripy tiger.

The tiger said,

“Excuse me, but

I’m very hungry.

Do you think

I could have

tea with you?”

Sophie’s mummy

said, “Of course,

come in.”

Sophie opened

the door, and

there was a big,

furry, stripy tiger.

The tiger said,

“Excuse me, but

I’m very hungry.

Do you think

I could have

tea with you?”

Sophie’s mummy

said, “Of course,

come in.”

So the tiger came into the kitchen and sat down at the table.

So the tiger came into the kitchen and sat down at the table.

Sophie’s mummy said, “Would you like a sandwich?”

But the tiger didn’t just take one sandwich.

He took all the sandwiches on the plate

and swallowed them in one big mouthful.

Owp!

Sophie’s mummy said, “Would you like a sandwich?”

But the tiger didn’t just take one sandwich.

He took all the sandwiches on the plate

and swallowed them in one big mouthful.

Owp!

And he still looked hungry,

so Sophie passed him the buns.

And he still looked hungry,

so Sophie passed him the buns.

But again the tiger didn’t eat just one bun.

He ate all the buns on the dish.

And then he ate all the biscuits

and all the cake,

until there was nothing

left to eat on the table.

But again the tiger didn’t eat just one bun.

He ate all the buns on the dish.

And then he ate all the biscuits

and all the cake,

until there was nothing

left to eat on the table.

So Sophie’s mummy said,

“Would you like a drink?”

And the tiger drank

all the milk in the milk jug

and all the tea in the teapot.

So Sophie’s mummy said,

“Would you like a drink?”

And the tiger drank

all the milk in the milk jug

and all the tea in the teapot.

And then he looked round the kitchen

And then he looked round the kitchen

to see what else he could find.

to see what else he could find.

He ate all the supper

that was cooking in the saucepans…

He ate all the supper

that was cooking in the saucepans…

…and all the food in the fridge,

…and all the food in the fridge,

…and all the packets and tins in the cupboard…

…and all the packets and tins in the cupboard…

…and he drank all the milk,

and all the orange juice,

and all Daddy’s beer,

and all the water in the tap.

…and he drank all the milk,

and all the orange juice,

and all Daddy’s beer,

and all the water in the tap.

Then he said,

“Thank you for my

nice tea. I think I’d

better go now.”

Then he said,

“Thank you for my

nice tea. I think I’d

better go now.”

And he went.

And he went.

Sophie’s mummy said, “I don’t know what to do.

I’ve got nothing for Daddy’s supper, the tiger has

eaten it all.”

Sophie’s mummy said, “I don’t know what to do.

I’ve got nothing for Daddy’s supper, the tiger has

eaten it all.”

And Sophie found she couldn’t have her bath

because the tiger had drunk all the water in the tap.

And Sophie found she couldn’t have her bath

because the tiger had drunk all the water in the tap.

Just then Sophie’s daddy came home.

Just then Sophie’s daddy came home.

So Sophie and her mummy told him what had

happened, and how the tiger had eaten all the food

and drunk all the drink.

So Sophie and her mummy told him what had

happened, and how the tiger had eaten all the food

and drunk all the drink.

And Sophie’s daddy said, “I know what we’ll do.

I’ve got a very good idea. We’ll put on our coats

and go to a café.”

And Sophie’s daddy said, “I know what we’ll do.

I’ve got a very good idea. We’ll put on our coats

and go to a café.”

So they went out in the dark, and all the street lamps

were lit, and all the cars had their lights on, and they

walked down the road to a café.

So they went out in the dark, and all the street lamps

were lit, and all the cars had their lights on, and they

walked down the road to a café.

And they had a lovely supper with

sausages and chips and ice cream.

And they had a lovely supper with

sausages and chips and ice cream.

In the morning

Sophie and her mummy

went shopping

and they bought

lots more things to eat.

In the morning

Sophie and her mummy

went shopping

and they bought

lots more things to eat.

And they also bought

a very big tin of

Tiger Food, in case

the tiger should

come to tea again.

And they also bought

a very big tin of

Tiger Food, in case

the tiger should

come to tea again.

But he never did.

But he never did.