Saturday, 15 June 2024
The Writing of Varjak Paw
Friday, 2 July 2021
Varjak Paw chosen as one of the 100 best children's books of the past 100 years!
Thursday, 4 March 2021
World Book Day 2021
Happy World Book Day 2021! This has been a strange World Book Day, because of the lockdown, but I've been inspired to see all the different ways that people have still found to celebrate books and reading! It's an amazing thing for an author to see their books and characters being celebrated – so here are some of the brilliant pictures I've seen this year, with thanks to everyone who's taken the time to make these astonishing creations!
I know #WorldBookDay can get a bit silly but my nephew loves reading all year round *and* loved making this cake for his school’s #WorldBookDay2021 bake-off.
— Claire Lotriet #ubuntu (@OhLottie) March 3, 2021
You can do both. ππ°π
(How good is it! π€©) @whatSFSaid pic.twitter.com/b5mngVWQ2l
Hello @whatSFSaid it is Ruby here. I have been doing a #WorldBookDay competition for @DraytonJunior and I decided to do Varjak Paw! You will probably recognise the characters and I really enjoyed doing them. My favourite character is Hollie. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/uc8vwKvSHT
— Becki Jennings (@beckijennings) March 3, 2021
The Astraeus of Creation and Destruction from Phoenix in potato form - created by Max for #worldbookday @whatSFSaid @BPSTrafford @WorldBookDayUK pic.twitter.com/EyyIFMsQyr
— Mikaela Sitford (@mikaelasitford) March 3, 2021
What a fantastic World Book Day! @CharterYr4 have made their favourite Varjak Paw scenes in their shadow puppet theatres! πππ pic.twitter.com/apJpRPcjuN
— CharterYr4 (@CharterYr4) March 4, 2021
Here are 3 Peregrines modelling the masks they created, inspired by @whatSFSaid's Varjak Paw (Mrs Fitzscott's most favourite book ever). π±πΎπ± pic.twitter.com/96HA2VRogF
— Shelley Primary School (@ShelleyPrimary) March 4, 2021
My 9yo and I painted and drew on some tiles for World Book Day tomorrow- we chose our favourite books @charliemackesy @whatSFSaid pic.twitter.com/rxUPxoy1oF
— Alexandra Johns (@MrsASJohns) March 3, 2021
@whatSFSaid it’s Cludge! pic.twitter.com/BIsR5dXN2B
— Lorna (@lornajaggard) March 4, 2021
Not dressing up as Varjak, but your book was the book I chose to hide behind for our online Who’s behind the book competition pic.twitter.com/ZK8zv3QNFP
— Sam Carhart-Harris (@S_CarhartHarris) March 4, 2021
World Book Day 2021 - Dog Man πΎ and Varjak Paw π #worldbookday2021 #shareastory #book #reading @whatSFSaid #davemckean #davpilkey #dogman #varjackpaw @randomhouse @scholastic_uk pic.twitter.com/usVccE3Fmg
— Joanna Sawkins (@JSawkins) March 4, 2021
Happy World Book Day!! π We had Varjak Paw and Sally Bones in school today, inspired by our class novel and virtual visit with @whatSFSaid #varjakpaw #sallybones #WorldBookDay pic.twitter.com/r14IUw1ebX
— Kirsty Campbell (@KirstyC63314571) March 4, 2021
All about Varjak Paw today @BPSTrafford @whatSFSaid #WorldBookDay #sevenskills pic.twitter.com/zXSUkVFveo
— Ally Johnson (@MrsAllyJ78) March 4, 2021
#WorldBookWeek Dylan - Varjak Paw. #WorldBookDay pic.twitter.com/zoUAFCE806
— Bells Farm Primary (@BellsFarm) March 4, 2021
@whatSFSaid @OWPSchool Gave everyone a giggle today dressed as sally bones from the Varjak Paw books! If you haven’t read them yet they are brilliant books! pic.twitter.com/Z6BoDZaA57
— nicola marchant (@nic_marchant) March 4, 2021
Home Learning
— Golborne Community Primary Lower Key Stage 2 (@GCPSLowerKS2) March 4, 2021
What a great way to celebrate @WorldBookDayUK - we love your 3D Varjak Paw. @whatSFSaid https://t.co/qywmDuxaFa
#WorldBookDay2021 of course we had to dress up as our class author @whatSFSaid’s most famous cat! #VarjakPaw pic.twitter.com/4zjBJPyLLU
— G Surtees (@MissGSurtees) March 4, 2021
Our first potato World Book Day character is Varjak Paw! @CroxtethC @whatSFSaid @RainbowEduMAT
— Year 3/4 at Croxteth Primary (@MrsNash16) March 3, 2021
What character will you create? We can't wait to see your creations tomorrow on Seesaw or bring them to our welcome zoom at 9am! π₯π⬛π #WorldBookDay2021 pic.twitter.com/ta6orfN5rk
@whatSFSaid My son (who also made the Varjak Paw cake you saw yesterday!) has dressed up as Varjak Paw for #WorldBookDay2021 today! Our ears and face paint didn’t arrive in time, so we had to put something together last minute, but he really wanted you to see it anyway! pic.twitter.com/hRMibyft30
— Aimee Marie (@helloaimeemarie) March 4, 2021
My DS loves Varjak and is already reading it again.thank you for a wonderful book..it is such a delight to readπ....he has been after us to get Outlaw Varjak Paw π Happy World Book day !! pic.twitter.com/O5u4lCPPy5
— SteepleMorden (@Shikhamerchant1) March 4, 2021
@whatSFSaid There was only one character Daisy was dressing up as! pic.twitter.com/l7n9LFHmyu
— Holli Hunter (@MrsHJHunter) March 4, 2021
πWORLD BOOK DAY 2021π@Y5StocktonWood
— Y5 Stockton Wood (@Y5StocktonWood) March 4, 2021
Potato book characters #WorldBookDay #StocktonWoodEnglish #PotatoBookCharacter #ReadingforPleasure pic.twitter.com/aLN4ZDNXKF
@whatSFSaid Hope (10) celebrating #WorldBookDay as Varjak Paw pic.twitter.com/M2fRU8v5ve
— Holly Dixon (@holly_1105) March 4, 2021
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
The Books That Change Our Lives
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
Writing The Outlaw Varjak Paw
Sunday, 3 May 2020
Collaborating With Dave McKean
Fortunately, Dave shares my love of both the most cutting-edge science of the stars, and the most ancient mythologies, which also tried to find meaning in the night sky. So science and mythology inform the two strands of illustration that run through Phoenix.
Friday, 6 March 2020
World Book Day 2020
Happy @WorldBookDayUK everyone, here she is with her favourite ever class book @whatSFSaid #ShareAStory pic.twitter.com/RwglnU8gtC— Julia Hale (@jmadeleinehale) March 5, 2020
Varjak Paw using the Way to survive school today for World Book Day @whatSFSaid @LansdownePS @WorldBookDayUK pic.twitter.com/9c9RnMccWr— Wembley Class (@Ncharles_LPS) March 5, 2020
Representing our class text of Varjak Paw. I am loving the tail π @whatSFSaid #WorldBookDay2020 pic.twitter.com/VNoUNcXCbc— Miss S (@MissS_Y4) March 5, 2020
@whatSFSaid - a costume only understood by those who have read the #varjakpaw series to the end. We had to look for a mottled blue outfit for the #mesopotamianblue look - then sew different colour eyes on (not wanting to ruin the ending!) what can she read next? #worldbookday pic.twitter.com/utwKKWENic— kentbookfairies (@kentbookfairies) March 5, 2020
#WorldBookDay Grateful to @whatSFSaid that I narrowly escaped having to dress him as a satyr from Percy Jackson books and Varjak Paw triumphed!! Much more straightforward! pic.twitter.com/Dw19wcbmj7— Georgina Tennant (@GeorgieTennan2) March 5, 2020
6W's decorated door for #WorldBookDay. Our class reader is awesome. Phoenix @whatSFSaid Have you read it? Perfect class read aloud and makes a pretty awesome classroom door. pic.twitter.com/0wup4sGFE0— Mrs W (@bookwas_better) March 5, 2020
@whatSFSaid Jessica was rocking her Bixa outfit for World Book Day 2020 pic.twitter.com/h8gaUeBXPH— Antony Bown (@bownless) March 6, 2020
@whatSFSaid Year 4 teachers at Southfields Primary School in Coventry embracing World Book Day and Varjak Paw. pic.twitter.com/m4UAg1IMCh— Claire Stubbs (@ClaireLStubbs) March 5, 2020
Farah class have been reading Varjak Paw by @whatSFSaid for our reading enrichment. Today there was a big Varjak and little Varjak in class! #WorldBookDay2020 #WeLoveSouthCamberely pic.twitter.com/Qsp7KEAYZf— Year 3 @ South Camberley Primary (@Year3SouthCamPr) March 5, 2020
— J (@Pockadoodledo) March 5, 2020
@whatSFSaid Varjak Paw and Jalal Paw! We even had amber eyes! @MissCrombie_ pic.twitter.com/yxqLB8Wm7R— Mel P (@melissapope94) March 5, 2020
Managed a Varjak Paw freeze frame at school today (as we celebrated WBD). It was Varjak watching on as Elder Paw faced the Gentleman's black cats! @whatSFSaid pic.twitter.com/zwfjnMEm0P— Alexandra Johns (@MrsASJohns) March 6, 2020
#nonrps Some children in Year 3 were inspired to dress up as characters from Varjak Paw for @WorldBookDayUK Thank you @whatSFsaid for writing such an inspirational book that we have enjoyed reading. pic.twitter.com/UqJixOTjk5— Richmond Park School (@RichmondParkCPS) March 6, 2020
Our very own Outlaw Varjak Paw, with a well thumbed copy of the book itself! That's child no. 2 who is keeping The Way alive! π±❤ #WorldBookDayUK @whatSFSaid pic.twitter.com/MhEn88uuf4— π MrsH π (@Donnavkebab) March 6, 2020
Winners of our World Book Day dress up! Year 3 Roald Dahl, Year 4 Varjak Paw, Year 5 Cosmic, Year 6 Wolf Brother. @frankcottrell_b , @whatSFSaid , @MichellePaver pic.twitter.com/3k1RRYFoxP— Mrs Banks (@mbaswjs) March 5, 2020
The traditional selfie @sparklefairy86 π— MrsB (@LTeacher123) March 5, 2020
Guess who I am @whatSFSaid #WorldBookDay2020 pic.twitter.com/0dizwQa1jQ
Rocking #WorldBookDay in 5G! ππ @bjnovak @jk_rowling @whatSFSaid @roald_dahl pic.twitter.com/6UJaI7ITh4— Year 5⃣ at East Dene (@EastDeneY5) March 5, 2020
It's #WorldBookDay2020 today. Some of our children are taking part, whether it's dressing up as #HarryPotter or decorating potatoes as favourite characters #VarjakPaw #MrBump. Did you have a favourite #book growing up? What are you #reading now? #letsgetreading @whatSFSaid pic.twitter.com/IMX1TpVD1U— Private Client @ Paramount Legal Costs (@PClegalcosts) March 5, 2020
We are having a great World Book Day with all things Varjak Paw @whatSFSaid here @swalneyj. We have completed a treasure hunt quiz, character profiles and started artwork for our new display -look out for the finished product! #WorldBookDayUK pic.twitter.com/4yBJ5uCTse— Mr Edwards (@redswjs) March 5, 2020
As we had the Gentleman from @whatSFSaid’s Varjak Paw, he decided to offer out some of his famous caviar to the whole gang of cats! Unlike the Blues from the story, not many of our cats were too keen π pic.twitter.com/xqEi6ZXB4I— Mr Edwards (@redswjs) March 5, 2020
World Book Day. In Year 4, We are undertaking activities based on our class reading book Varjak Paw. pic.twitter.com/684aB9sahz— Mr Wilson (@twiswjs) March 5, 2020
We decided that caviar is an acquired taste, as you can see from some of the faces in or class. pic.twitter.com/PnrmL8u42s— Mr Wilson (@twiswjs) March 5, 2020
@whatSFSaid #varjackpaw @LostMyName The sinister cat snatcher gets caught by the Girl who lost her name. #WorldBookDay pic.twitter.com/LlfAQ73m9e— Ros114 (@RozKhatz) March 13, 2020
We love this design of bunting for our book fayre. Do you like it @whatSFSaid ? pic.twitter.com/ZSBgQSrfzt— Howard Junior School (@HowardJuniorSch) March 4, 2020
@Year4_BDP Heidi's looking forward to reading the next instalment πππ pic.twitter.com/cpE8feI0EM— Miss Arkley (@MsArkley_EYFS) March 8, 2020
Handmade tail and paws ❤️ pic.twitter.com/QW7jVVJ48P— Sallyjbooth (@sallyjayne73) March 31, 2020