Varjak Paw
SF Said author Dave McKean illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Published:13th Mar '14
Should be back in stock very soon
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The best-selling story of Varjak Paw - winner of a Gold Smarties prize.
Varjak Paw is a Mesopotamian Blue kitten. He lives high up in an old house on a hill. He's never left home, but then his grandfather tells him about the Way - a secret martial art for cats. Now Varjak must use the Way to survive in a city full of dangerous dogs, cat gangs and, strangest of all the mysterious Vanishings.
This cat must learn to fight!
Varjak Paw is a Mesopotamian Blue kitten, who lives high up in an old house on a hill.
He's never left home, until he receives a mysterious visit from his grandfather who tells him about The Way - a secret martial art for cats.
Now Varjak must use the Way to survive in a city full of dangerous dogs, cat gangs and, strangest of all, the mysterious Vanishings.
With stunning illustrations from acclaimed graphic artist Dave McKean, this award-winning story has become a modern classic. A celebration of friendship, loyalty and difference, Varjak Paw is an adventure like no other.
Praise for Varjak Paw:
'Stylish, original and inventive, Varjak Paw is a modern children's classic' - Jacqueline Wilson
'A beguiling tale that sticks in the memory. The cat's whiskers' - The Sunday Times
Follow Varjak's further adventures in The Outlaw Varjak Paw.
A beguiling tale that sticks in the memory. The cat's whiskers * The Sunday Times *
Stylish, original and inventive, Varjak Paw is a modern children's classic
Dazzling * The New York Times *
The book is compulsive reading; we are with Varjak every step of his way, willing him to succeed. Independent readers of 9 upwards will treasure it, not least for its illustrations, and some will camp out on the publisher's doorstep for the sequel * Ann Hay, The School Librarian *
The cat magic mystique is brilliant -- Richard Adams * Author of Watership Down *
ISBN: 9780552572293
Dimensions: 186mm x 135mm x 19mm
Weight: 224g
256 pages