- Judith Kerr, Illustrated by Judith Kerr

One Night in the Zoo

By Judith Kerr, Illustrated by Judith Kerr
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A wonderful new counting book from Judith Kerr, the best-selling author of the Mog series and The Tiger Who Came to Tea.

“One moonlit, magical night in the zoo
An elephant jumped in the air and flew.
But nobody knew.”

It’s only once all the visitors have gone home that the real fun starts in the Zoo! Follow all the animals throughout the night in this gorgeous picture book and find out what mischief they get into.

Format: Hardback
Ageband: from 3
Release Date: 03 Sep 2009
Pages: 32
ISBN: 978-0-00-732112-4
Judith Kerr OBE was born in Berlin. Her family left Germany in 1933 to escape the rising Nazi party, and came to England. She studied at the Central School of Art and later worked as a scriptwriter for the BBC. Judith married the celebrated screenwriter Nigel Kneale in 1954. She left the BBC to look after their two children, who inspired her first picture book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea. Published in 1968 and never out of print in the fifty years since, it has become a much-loved classic and perennial bestseller. Judith was awarded the Booktrust Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016, and in 2019 was named Illustrator of the Year at the British Book Awards. Judith died in May 2019 at the age of 95, and her stories continue to entertain and delight generations of children.

”'Lovely… uses soothing, pastel illustrations and exotic animals to make basic counting seem unintimidating.” - Daily Telegraph

”'An inspired counting book'” - The Times

'Kerr's soft illustrations provide plenty of details to spot, while the parade of animals teaches counting skills.'Junior magazine -

”'Judith Kerr: If Carlsberg made grannies…” - Headline for feature in The Independent