Look for examples of patterns in Matty’s bedrooms and on the animals’ party hats. Can you design your own patterns? I read The Tiger Who Came to Tea when I was a child and loved it. I remember being obsessed with the bit where the tiger came and drank all the water in the tap. I think it was the domesticity of it, that this person was at home and that this could actually happen. It was so matter-of-fact. Nothing really happens but it's still somehow magical.

Make a list of food and drink that you might need at a party. Calculate the total cost for different numbers of people.Het meisje dat de krokodil onder haar bed ontdekt, denkt nu: leuk! Ze besluit het beest met haar hoepel te temmen, en dat is het begin van een bijzondere vriendschap. Net zo stoer en eigenzinnig als hun hoofdpersoon zijn de nieuwe illustraties van Ingrid en Dieter Schubert. July 2016 Judith Kerr wins a Book Trust Lifetime Achievement Award. She received the award at London Zoo, at a ceremony hosted by former Children’s Laureate and BookTrust President, Michael Morpurgo. Judith Kerr said: " I am honoured and delighted that I have been chosen to receive the BookTrust’s Lifetime Achievement Award. I thank them very much, and as the presentation is to be at London Zoo, I’ll also be able to thank the tigers in the tiger enclosure who started it all." The story is imaginative and teaches about different animal characteristics, the chimp that jumps and the snake who slides. This would be a great book to start an animal project on; describing characteristics of different animals. Kerr says of her father that he had "a great talent for happiness". It is another feature that has clearly been passed down.

Judith Kerr was born in Berlin in 1923 but escaped from Hitler’s Germany with her parents and brother in 1933 when she was nine years old. Her father was a drama critic and distinguished writer whose books were burned by the Nazis, because he dared to speak out against the regime. The day after the family left Berlin, the authorities came to arrest them, and throughout the war there was a price on her father’s head. Judith and her family passed through Switzerland and France before finally arriving in England in 1936. Judith wrote about her experiences in her classic autobiographical story, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. Watch this video of Judith Kerr talking about her illustrations and the decisions that she makes when she is drawing and writing her books: It is a status that continues to define her. "My mother, who was crazy about England, sort of behaved as if she was actually English. But she spoke with a slightly German accent. Once, she said, 'When we won the First World War...'When Matty is too ill to attend the Queen's birthday party with his family, the young boy is inconsolable, refusing to be comforted by any of his parents' suggestions for things he can do while home with his grandfather. Then a flying crocodile appears and escorts him to the birthday party of the leonine king of the beasts. Here he enjoys cake, and numerous fun rides provided by the animal guests...

Maar kinderen veranderen en Ingrid en Dieter Schubert ook. Dus komen zij met een totaal vernieuwde Er ligt een krokodil onder mijn bed!Krokodil Karel heeft het te bont gemaakt. Hij wordt weggestuurd door zijn vriendjes. Héél ver weg, tot onder het bed van Lotje. Maar Lotje is niet bang! Dé klassieker voor de komende generaties - geheel herziene editie Wie is er niet groot mee geworden? The only remaining ingredients ensuring Kerr's contentment and longevity are a brisk walk through Barnes Common every evening, a Martini Rosso with lunch and a whisky in the evening. "That's 14 units, that's all right!"

Make some puppets based on the characters in this story (e.g. Matty, Chimpy and the crocodile) and use these to retell the story.In krachtige, sobere prenten vertellen ze het verhaal dat - minstens voor de komende vijfendertig jaar - de jonge lezers vol vertrouwen naar bed zal laten gaan. The book is aimed at early years for class/group reading or key stage 1 guided independent reading. There is a fair bit of repetition in the book, “Grandpa will see to it,” which is good for building up confidence when reading and there is also the use of alliteration which again is good for phonics practice. Look at the expressions of the characters in the illustrations. How are they feeling? Can you think of words to describe their emotions?