SF Said - Talk and Q&A

On Friday afternoon, children in Year 5&6 got to join in with a live talk and Q&A by the author, SF Said. Children in Base 3 have been learning the story of Zelda Claw so this was a really exciting opportunity to find out more about him.

He has written several other books which children might enjoy reading including Varjak Paw and Phoenix.

SF Said is a British Muslim author of Middle Eastern origin.  He was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and came to live in Britain when he was 2 years old.  He told the story of how he went from being a young reader like the children to writing award-winning books such as Tyger, Phoenix and Varjak Paw, which was listed by BookTrust as one of the 100 best children's books of the past 100 years.  His talk included material about his own childhood reading, insights into the writing process, a reading from Tyger, and a live Q&A at the end!