Much loved children’s author Judith Kerr has announced her first new illustrated novel in 37 years.

The author of The Tiger who Came to Tea and Mog has written a new book called Mister Cleghorn’s Seal. Inspired by a story her father, Alfred Kerr (who Ms Kerr wrote about in her semi-autobiographical novel When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit), told her as a child, the book tells the story of Mr Cleghorn rescuing a seal called Charlie and the adventures that follow.

While Ms Kerr has had books published in the last 37 years Mister Cleghorn will be her first illustrated novel since A Small Person Far Away was released in 1978.

Ms Kerr came to Britain as a child with her family as refugees from the Nazis, after fleeing from Germany in 1933.

Mister Cleghorn’s Seal will be published by HarperCollins on 10 September. You can listen to a sample here.