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src="/web/20201225152502im_/https://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/dl%20childrens%20literature/collection%20items/tiger-tea-7-stories-jk_03_01_02_01_(2).jpg?w=96&h=96&hash=4C1C22772A3CB29F5120AF8035CFD9EE" alt="The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr sketches and original artwork"/> </noscript> <span>The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr: sketches and original artwork</span> </a> </li><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201225152502/https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/seans-red-bike-by-petronella-breinburg-illustrated-by-errol-lloyd"> <img src="/web/20201225152502im_/https://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/dl%20childrens%20literature/collection%20items/seans-red-bike-by-x_990_7325_fc.jpg?w=96&h=96&hash=A4E82AF332EC9FB5FD8D1EA4EE6130CD" alt="Sean's Red Bike by Petronella Breinburg, illustrated by Errol Lloyd"/> <noscript> <img 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