The Tiger Who Came to Tea
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- Author：Judith Kerr
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Summary
A voracious guest makes a surprise visit in this ferociously popular tale， first published more than fifty years ago。
When the doorbell rings unexpectedly one afternoon， Sophie and her mummy can't imagine who might be there。 Much to their surprise， a tiger with a very large appetite has come to tea！ First published in 1968， this classic and whimsical picture book from beloved children's author and illustrator Judith Kerr is a delightful （and delicious！） story about the best way to entertain an unexpected houseguest， even when that guest just so happens to be a tiger。
When the doorbell rings unexpectedly one afternoon， Sophie and her mummy can't imagine who might be there。 Much to their surprise， a tiger with a very large appetite has come to tea！ First published in 1968， this classic and whimsical picture book from beloved children's author and illustrator Judith Kerr is a delightful （and delicious！） story about the best way to entertain an unexpected houseguest， even when that guest just so happens to be a tiger。
Reviews
Kris
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Nice story about a mother and daughter who share their tea with a hungry tiger。
Katie
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My head must be in a weird place because as I was watching the tiger take everything and the mom and daughter being so loving and attentive， I thought it was going to be a metaphor for addiction。 But it was just a tiger。 Lesson: sometimes a tiger is just a tiger
Megha Anand
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The Tiger who came to TeaWell I was a bit confused after reading this book to my daughter and to add further to my misery was when she asked me what it meant。 I was genuinely stumped， I never had a tiger home for tea so I could not relate what it meant。Then in a moment of clarity it donned on me。。。The story is about the immigrants in the UK particularly from the Indian subcontinent。The story shows that how the immigrants just show up unannounced at the doors of UK and how owing to their ever hos The Tiger who came to TeaWell I was a bit confused after reading this book to my daughter and to add further to my misery was when she asked me what it meant。 I was genuinely stumped， I never had a tiger home for tea so I could not relate what it meant。Then in a moment of clarity it donned on me。。。The story is about the immigrants in the UK particularly from the Indian subcontinent。The story shows that how the immigrants just show up unannounced at the doors of UK and how owing to their ever hospitable temperament they let the Tiger in。The tiger then literally rids them of their Bread & Butter ！！At the knock of the door the mother and daughter try to conceive who it could be at the door， they think of the pertinent people in their lives ， the milkman （the framing community）， the grocer （the industrialists） or the Father （rightful residents of the country） but upon "opening their doors" they found a Tiger ， a voracious， uncivilized ， unpredictable animal。The family in their ever charitable nature offer him sandwiches， buns and the tiger as is in his nature devours them in entirety。The tiger then makes himself at home and finishes all the food there is at home。 He then drinks all the beer and all the tea and all the water all without any provocation whatsoever from the family。After tiger quenches his hunger he bids adieu and leaves without ever thinking what the home owners would think about him finishing their entire life stock。Then enters the Father （rightful residents of the country） and he is given an entire account of the afternoon by the daughter and the mother。 The Father as expected does not lose his temper but decides to take the family on an adventure ， into the dark and dismal world in search of food for their own survival to a "Cafe" where they spend money out of their own pocket to feed themselves whilst never berating or abusing the Tiger。This also symbolises "What goes around comes around" That how men （British） intruded the habitat of the wild animals （British colonies） and how they have come back home to roost。 voracious， uncivilized ， unpredictable animal。The family in their ever charitable nature offer him sandwiches， buns and the tiger as is in his nature devours them in entirety。The tiger then makes himself at home and finishes all the food there is at home。 He then drinks all the beer and all the tea and all the water all without any provocation whatsoever from the family。After tiger quenches his hunger he bids adieu and leaves without ever thinking what the home owners would think about him finishing their entire life stock。Then enters the Father （rightful residents of the country） and he is given an entire account of the afternoon by the daughter and the mother。 The Father as expected does not lose his temper but decides to take the family on an adventure ， into the dark and dismal world in search of food for their own survival to a "Cafe" where they spend money out of their own pocket to feed themselves whilst never berating or abusing the Tiger。The Tiger who came to TeaWell I was a bit confused after reading this book to my daughter and to add further to my misery was when she asked me what it meant。 I was genuinely stumped， I never had a tiger home for tea so I could not relate what it meant。Then in a moment of clarity it donned on me。。。The story is about the immigrants in the UK particularly from the Indian subcontinent。The story shows that how the immigrants just show up unannounced at the doors of UK and how owing to their ever hospitable temperament they let the Tiger in。The tiger then literally rids them of their Bread & Butter ！！At the knock of the door the mother and daughter try to conceive who it could be at the door， they think of the pertinent people in their lives ， the milkman （the framing community）， the grocer （the industrialists） or the Father （rightful residents of the country） but upon "opening their doors" they found a Tiger ， a voracious， uncivilized ， unpredictable animal。The family in their ever charitable nature offer him sandwiches， buns and the tiger as is in his nature devours them in entirety。The tiger then makes himself at home and finishes all the food there is at home。 He then drinks all the beer and all the tea and all the water all without any provocation whatsoever from the family。After tiger quenches his hunger he bids adieu and leaves without ever thinking what the home owners would think about him finishing their entire life stock。Then enters the Father （rightful residents of the country） and he is given an entire account of the afternoon by the daughter and the mother。 The Father as expected does not lose his temper but decides to take the family on an adventure ， into the dark and dismal world in search of food for their own survival to a "Cafe" where they spend money out of their own pocket to feed themselves whilst never berating or abusing the Tiger。This also symbolises "What goes around comes around" That how men （British） intruded the habitat of the wild animals （British colonies） and how they have come back home to roost。 。。。more
Tracey Pearce
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I can't give rating because even though was enchanting story I listened to it and although enjoyable story all I could keep thinking the tiger was George from men behaving badly I can't give rating because even though was enchanting story I listened to it and although enjoyable story all I could keep thinking the tiger was George from men behaving badly 。。。more
Annette Allen
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A classic story with a lot of lovely language and a nice pace of story。 Students love the concept and the text。 Old style illustrations which gives great character and doesn't date the book。 Highly recommended。 A classic story with a lot of lovely language and a nice pace of story。 Students love the concept and the text。 Old style illustrations which gives great character and doesn't date the book。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Lex Redding
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I bought this for my toddler as I remember it from when I was little。 He loves the story and the illustrations， a timeless book。
Cherry
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I read this book with my 4 years old and she insisted that the cat that showed up in the street on later page is the tiger。
Lauren
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Maybe I'm missing something？ Don't think this has aged well。 Super dated。 Maybe I'm missing something？ Don't think this has aged well。 Super dated。 。。。more
Mary
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Charming。
Georgia
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This classic story （1968） of a naughty tiger who appears at the tea table and eats all of the food， engages children and parents。 The beautiful illustrations， the element of danger and the sweet， original， compelling story make it an enjoyable read。 Although it does seem a bit dated - perhaps they could update the family to taking on less traditional roles - what I find interesting is the debate over whether there are underlying themes behind the story。 Kerr herself has explained she took on the This classic story （1968） of a naughty tiger who appears at the tea table and eats all of the food， engages children and parents。 The beautiful illustrations， the element of danger and the sweet， original， compelling story make it an enjoyable read。 Although it does seem a bit dated - perhaps they could update the family to taking on less traditional roles - what I find interesting is the debate over whether there are underlying themes behind the story。 Kerr herself has explained she took on the traditional role of mother and felt lonely when her husband was away at work， she used to visit the zoo often with her daughter。 However when challenged on whether there were influences from her own personal background， she was brought up in a Jewish family during World War Two and her family had concerns about being taken away by the Gestapo， she disputes this and explains that this was just a bedtime story she made up for her young daughter！ This book becomes more relevant in current Covid times， when we are all under increased restrictions and uncertainties， this could lead into a discussion with children about their feelings and thoughts about how life has changed and living with uncertainty。 。。。more
Olivia Yoder
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this book opens up the big area of creativity and imagination for children。
Nina
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Highly acclaimed by Conrad。 And I think reading this 1000x counts as reading a full novel。
Lorma Seaton
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Beautiful bold illustrations with a fun amusing story。Quintessentially British， a true modern day classic。A must for every child’s library shelf！
Kernow Bee
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Timeless book Loved this one as a child myself， reading now to my child。 I don't think I did the character voices as good as my Mum but we still enjoyed it！ Timeless book Loved this one as a child myself， reading now to my child。 I don't think I did the character voices as good as my Mum but we still enjoyed it！ 。。。more
João
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My two and my eight years old kids love it。
Книжни Криле
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Благодарение на изд。 „Лист” съвсем неотдавна емблематичната британска илюстраторка и авторка на детски книги Джудит Кер най-накрая достигна и до българските читатели със своята незабравима „Мог забраваната” – картинна история за патилата на една котка и нейното семейство。 А ето， че на български се появява и другата голяма класика на Джудит Кер， в която пък идва ред да се запознаем и с още една голяма котка。 Ама наистина。。。 МНОГО голяма！ И при все， че апетитът ѝ е огромен， струва си да я поканите Благодарение на изд。 „Лист” съвсем неотдавна емблематичната британска илюстраторка и авторка на детски книги Джудит Кер най-накрая достигна и до българските читатели със своята незабравима „Мог забраваната” – картинна история за патилата на една котка и нейното семейство。 А ето， че на български се появява и другата голяма класика на Джудит Кер， в която пък идва ред да се запознаем и с още една голяма котка。 Ама наистина。。。 МНОГО голяма！ И при все， че апетитът ѝ е огромен， струва си да я поканите вкъщи。 „Тигърът， който дойде на чай” е истинска класика， която заслужава място във всяка домашна детска библиотека。 Прочетете ревюто на „Книжни Криле”: https://knijnikrile。wordpress。com/202。。。 。。。more
TheoR
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A tiger talking to Sophie's mother！ Eating all the food！ Story made up of imagination！ Isn't it extraordinary？ What happened to all the food？ What was dad's idea？ What happened to mother's kitchen？ What did they buy for the tiger？ This book is full of pictures， fun to read， all the ages will love this extraordinary book。 A tiger talking to Sophie's mother！ Eating all the food！ Story made up of imagination！ Isn't it extraordinary？ What happened to all the food？ What was dad's idea？ What happened to mother's kitchen？ What did they buy for the tiger？ This book is full of pictures， fun to read， all the ages will love this extraordinary book。 。。。more
TheaR
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The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy was having tea。 I loved when Sophie's daddy got an idea， what was that idea can you guess。 The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy was having tea。 I loved when Sophie's daddy got an idea， what was that idea can you guess。 。。。more
Melanie Gaum
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Charming artwork and writing， but no one acted particularly upset at the tiger after it consumed all the food and drink。 I expected the mother to at least be annoyed。
Fay the Books fanatics
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I don't Khow who enjoyed the story more me or my little brother 。 I don't Khow who enjoyed the story more me or my little brother 。 。。。more
Yana
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We deserve better then books like this。
Nems
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that was so cute
Alicia Klepeis
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As a huge fan of Judith Kerr's Mog books， I can't believe I'd never come across this title。 It was such a delightful， funny tale of a tiger who drops by the home of a girl and her mom and stays for tea but eats them out of house and home。 I was giggling out loud as a I read。 So fun！ As a huge fan of Judith Kerr's Mog books， I can't believe I'd never come across this title。 It was such a delightful， funny tale of a tiger who drops by the home of a girl and her mom and stays for tea but eats them out of house and home。 I was giggling out loud as a I read。 So fun！ 。。。more
Tobias Hardie
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Mummy and me love looking at the pictures of the greedy tiger 🐅
Danielle
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FantasticMy son loves this book！ Judith Kerr is a legend。。。。I had this same book read to me as a child I read it to my daughter who's nineteen and now to my son who has Autism and is ten！ A This is good book with a fantastic story beautifully written and always gets a giggle 。。my son would love Tiger to come and drink all our water so he get out of his bath！！！ This is the one book if my sons trying to convince me he doesn't know how to read he can't help himself he has to give in we have even so FantasticMy son loves this book！ Judith Kerr is a legend。。。。I had this same book read to me as a child I read it to my daughter who's nineteen and now to my son who has Autism and is ten！ A This is good book with a fantastic story beautifully written and always gets a giggle 。。my son would love Tiger to come and drink all our water so he get out of his bath！！！ This is the one book if my sons trying to convince me he doesn't know how to read he can't help himself he has to give in we have even sorted it with school that if he won't read anything else and reads this we can pop it in his reading diary！！！！ There's also a set about the war times that's really good to as fits in when the kids do history at school 。。。。there is also a little animated short film and of course we have that too thank goodness for out firestick 😊 。。。more
Amelia
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I realised while tidying up my bookshelves earlier this month that I no longer had a copy of this - one of my favourite books from when I was a child。 Immediately rectified， and rightly so。 It's still an absolute delight。 I realised while tidying up my bookshelves earlier this month that I no longer had a copy of this - one of my favourite books from when I was a child。 Immediately rectified， and rightly so。 It's still an absolute delight。 。。。more
Sandra Strange
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Another children's picture book with simple story and sweet illustrations， this will appeal to a child's sense of humor and easy fantasy。 Another children's picture book with simple story and sweet illustrations， this will appeal to a child's sense of humor and easy fantasy。 。。。more
Kristal
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I love Judith Kerr （RIP）。 This is a cute， fun book。 Not sure what the lesson would be- perhaps some guests are very greedy？ Or maybe because the family was generous that kept everyone joyful and the tiger did not harm them？ Either way， it’s a classic
Helen
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Who doesn't like this book。It's a great bedtime story for the family to share Who doesn't like this book。It's a great bedtime story for the family to share 。。。more
Blu Anna
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