Toppsta - Childrens Books – Reviews

   SF Said (Author)  
   SF Said  's first book,  Varjak Paw  , won the Nestle Smarties Prize for Children's Literature. The sequel,  The Outlaw Varjak Paw  , won the BBC Blue Peter Book Of The Year.  Phoenix   is his third book. He has written widely about literature, films and the arts for  The Guardian   and  The Daily Telegraph  ; and works regularly with CLPE, promoting reading and literacy in schools.
 For more information on SF and his books, please visit www.sfsaid.com
 
   Dave McKean (Illustrator)  
   Dave McKean  has illustrated and designed many ground-breaking books and graphic novels including  Varjak Paw   (SF Said),  The Magic of Reality   (Richard Dawkins),  The Savage   (David Almond) and  The Graveyard Book   (Neil Gaiman). He wrote and illustrated  Pictures That Tick  and the multi-award winning  Cages  . He has created hundreds of CD and comic covers and directed five short and three feature films.