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4Judith Kerr (b.14 June 1923, Berlin, Germany - d. 22 May 2019, London, England) [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]] was an author and illustrator of children's books, most famous for ''Literature/TheTigerWhoCameToTea'', ''Literature/{{Mog}}'' and ''Literature/WhenHitlerStolePinkRabbit''.
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6!!Tropes associated with Judith Kerr include:
7* TheFashionista: Kerr was often seen in striking and beautiful outfits in public events to the extent that the Children's literature organisation Seven Stories have maintained an archive of her wardrobe.
8* StartMyOwn: She credited her inspiration to chronicle her own childhood experience of UsefulNotes/WorldWar2 and being a refugee to present an account that presents survival as possible compared to the famous depressing narrative of Anne Frank.
9* WarRefugees: Was famously one herself as a child during World War II to London with her family as her father was a writer critical of the Nazi Party as they were on the rise. Her semi-autobiographical work, ''When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit'' is a fictionalized account of the refugee experience.

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