Kerr's kitchen from The Tiger Who Came to Tea open to public at Seven Stories

The kitchen that inspired Judith’s Kerr most famous picture book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea (HarperCollins Children’s Books), will be open to visitors later this month. 

This half term, 19th to 28th February, a section of Kerr’s kitchen will be free to visit and have tea in at Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books, in Newcastle. 

Seven Stories is also the home of the archive of Kerr’s work, including her childhood drawings and early sketches and finished artwork from her most famous books, The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Mog the Forgetful Cat. Her iconic yellow kitchen was removed from her London home after her death in May 2019.  

There will be free activities and crafts for children and a competition to win an exclusive Tiger Who Came to Tea print. Bookable events include having breakfast or tea with the tiger, and there will be a special interactive theatre performance with Seven Stories famous Story Catchers called "Adventure Through Time", inspired by Kerr’s life.