The little girl in The Tiger Who Came to Tea is named Sophie.
Judith Kerr wrote and illustrated the picture book, which was first published in 1968 by William Collins, Sons. In the story, Sophie is having tea with her mother when an anthropomorphic tiger arrives unexpectedly. The tiger eats everything on the table, drinks all the tea, and consumes the family's food supplies.
Sophie is sometimes remembered mainly as “the little girl,” but her name appears throughout the story and is central to the book's plot. After the tiger leaves, Sophie and her mother buy more food, including a large tin of tiger food, although the tiger never returns. Sophie's father then suggests that the family eat at a café because there is nothing left at home.
The book became one of Britain's best-known children's stories and has been adapted for the stage and television. A Channel 4 animated adaptation aired in the United Kingdom on Christmas Eve 2019.