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Anna Judith Gertrud Helene <I>Kerr</I> Kneale

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Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr Kneale

Birth
Berlin, Germany
Death
22 May 2019 (aged 95)
Barnes, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
Burial
Mortlake, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England Add to Map
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Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr OBE(surname pronounced /ˈkɑːr/ KAR German pronunciation: [kɛʁ]; 14 June 1923 – 22 May 2019) was a German-born British writer and illustrator whose books sold more than 10 million copies around the world. She 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. Born in the Weimar Republic, she came to Britain with her family in 1935 to escape persecution during the rise of the Nazis.

From Wikipedia

Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr OBE(surname pronounced /ˈkɑːr/ KAR German pronunciation: [kɛʁ]; 14 June 1923 – 22 May 2019) was a German-born British writer and illustrator whose books sold more than 10 million copies around the world. She 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. Born in the Weimar Republic, she came to Britain with her family in 1935 to escape persecution during the rise of the Nazis.



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