Ker has 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 the Second World War. Born in Germany, of Jewish background, she came to Britain with her family in 1933 amid the rise of the Nazis. Her 2013 autobiography, Judith Kerr's Creatures, recounted the story of her parents' exile. While her parents' lives were destroyed, Kerr and her brother thrived in England and never looked back.
Her father, Alfred Kerr, was a famed theatre critic and essayist who annoyed everyone, frequently mocking the Nazis. They fled to England following Hitler's rise to power.
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