Judith Kerr

Upon completing her high school education, Kerr served with the Red Cross for several years. Later on, she secured a scholarship to attend the Central School of, Arts and Crafts. After completing her education, Judith Kerr served as a television scriptwriter for BBC.

The best place to start is the Mog the Forgetful Cat series, the earliest of Judith Kerr's multi-book series: it opens with Mog the Forgetful Cat (1970) and runs to 27 books across 1970–2020, ending with Mog’s Birthday (2020). Judith Kerr's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Judith Kerr has 59 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1968 and 2023. 43 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Mog the Forgetful Cat series with 27 books — and 16 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Judith Kerr's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Mog the Forgetful Cat (1970–2020, 27 books), Out of the Hitler Time (1971–1978, 3 books) and Collins Big Cat (2007–2023, 13 books).

This guide splits Judith Kerr's 59 books into 3 named series and 16 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Mog the Forgetful Cat (27 books, 1970–2020); Collins Big Cat (13 books, 2007–2023); Out of the Hitler Time (3 books, 1971–1978).