The Tiger Who Came to Tea is a short children's story, first published by William Collins, Sons in 1968, written and illustrated by Judith Kerr.

[1] The book concerns a girl called Sophie, her mother, and an anthropomorphised tiger who invites himself to their afternoon tea and consumes all the food and drink they have.

After the tiger leaves, Sophie's father comes home from work and suggests that they all go out and have a lovely meal in a café.

Kerr spent her early years in Berlin just before the start of the Third Reich and her father was on a death list because of his opposition to the Nazis.

Rosen claims the tiger could be based on her memory of the past threat: something that could have disrupted her life as a young child and taken everything the family owned.

The book was also translated into Hebrew, with the title Hatigris Sheba Lishtot Te (הטיגריס שבא לשתות תה).

British singer songwriter Robbie Williams sang the theme song "Hey Tiger", which was also released as a promotional single.