THE Tiger Who Came to Tea is one of the most iconic children books.

Written and illustrated by Judith Kerr and published back in 1966 it continues to delight parents and children even today.

Incredibly Judith Kerr is now 95 years old and is thrilled to be presenting an exhibition about her work at The National Trust’s Mottisfont Abbey, which runs until September 2, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the book.

But it is far more than this. As well as celebrating favourite stories, visitors have the opportunity to explore Judith’s childhood and her experiences of having to escape Germany as Hitler came to power, how it felt to be a refugee in Switzerland, then France before finally settling in London in 1936. Judith writes about these experiences through three semi-autobiographical novels for older children in her Out of the Hitler Time trilogy, through the story of her alter ego Anna.

The exhibition gives a unique insight into Judith’s life and work, including access to childhood drawings where we discover how Judith developed into the artist and story teller we know.