1. Judith Kerr created both enduring picture books such as the Mog series and The Tiger Who Came to Tea and acclaimed novels for older children such as the semi-autobiographical When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, which gave a child's-eye view of escaping Hitler's persecution in the Second World War.
Early in March 1933, the family heard a rumour that, should the Nazis come to power in the forthcoming election, they planned to confiscate their passports and arrest Alfred Judith Kerr for having openly criticised the party.
Alfred Judith Kerr's books were burned by the Nazis shortly after he had fled Germany.
The family later travelled to France, before finally settling in Britain in 1936, where Judith Kerr lived for the remainder of her life.
Judith Kerr met her future husband, screenwriter Nigel "Tom" Kneale, in the BBC canteen.
Judith Kerr wrote the cult TV science-fiction serial The Quatermass Experiment for which Kerr helped make and operate the special effects.
Judith Kerr has worked on films including Lost in Space, Dog Soldiers, and the first four Harry Potter films.
Judith Kerr lived in the same house in Barnes, London, from 1962 until her death on 22 May 2019.
Judith Kerr wrote self-illustrated picture titles, such as the 17-book Mog series and The Tiger Who Came to Tea.
Judith Kerr wanted him to know what it was really like and so wrote When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.
Judith Kerr said that since the death of her husband writing had become more important than ever.
Judith Kerr continued to write and illustrate children's books: Twinkles, Arthur and Puss was published in 2008, and One Night in the Zoo in 2009.
Judith Kerr was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to children's literature and Holocaust education.
Judith Kerr died at her home on 22 May 2019, aged 95, following a short illness.