The Tiger Who Came to High Tea

by Alice Quine, Assistant Curator

For our recently opened
exhibition on Judith Kerr I was tasked with acquiring wooden props for the
Tiger Kitchen set. Little did I know that this fun, if slightly bizarre task
would throw up a whole smorgasbord of mental mahogany meals.

When I was a
child, mud pies were the go to entrée for any scabby-kneed mite.

If you were particularly lucky, you might even be
blessed with one of these bad boys.

And yet, just shy of playing
dress the quinoa salad, children today have quite the buffet of choice when it
comes to palatable playthings.

Sushi – Complete with chopstick rests. It would really be rude
not to.

Macaroons – Only eejits play with cake these days.

Whole Wheat Bread – Heaven forbid white bread be played with, let alone
consumed.

Mixed Grill – To be fair this is actually pretty cute. BUT ALSO WHY.

Oils & Dressings – Now to whittle some quinoa from a nice dark pinewood.

Espresso Machine – Babyccinos for everyone.

Crate of Kohlrabi – You play with iceberg lettuce? Did your parents ever
love you?

Spare Ribs – For every aspiring Flintstone.

Pitta Pocket – I’m not sure this could get more specific.

Carambola – Nope. It really can.

Have tea with the Tiger (and some more traditional wooden snacks) at Tiger Mog and Pink Rabbit: A Judith Kerr Retrospective, until 14 October 2015.