Varjak Paw

A great anchor text for LKS2. It seamlessly fuses Eastern philosophy with street-level survival, making it an exceptional tool for teaching resilience, identity, and inference. I’d recommend!

I didn’t like this book because the three character in this kept arguing and tam went missing

Year 4 class loved having this read to them. Full of adventure and readers root for Varjak!

It is a sci-fi novel about a Mesopotamian cat that needs to save his family

I enjoyed the way that Varjak stayed true to himself. It made me think about the different characteristics cats/people have and the book made me have varying emotions throughout; including shock, sadness & relief. I would recommend to a young reader that can infer texts and enjoys a little bit of adventure & suspense. There are some references to death & fighting within the book.

I like varjak because his brave and kind he came to save his family his family didn’t believe him but he kept going on

I love this book because I like how varjak goes on an adventure and also makes freinds along the way as well as learning the 7 ways of jalal

I absolutely love this book and varjak’s training with halal

One of my fav books, great story

The smell of cinnamon in Varjak's dream made me feel brave. It created a warm, comforting feeling and showed that courage can come from unexpected places.

I love it

love it... from a cats perspective

I love this book

I feel this was an unusual book which I didn't think I was enjoying but after aspects of it came back to me. In time, I might wish that I could give It a higher score but my initial impression is this. It tried to be an adventure story or a mystery but I felt it became a series of unconnected events and a poor reveal. It also tried to have a positive message but this wasn't clear and to me appeared as an after thought rather than organically occurring. The trouble I have is the adventure aspect could be enjoyed by young children of the primary age range but the complexity of the dreams makes it more suitable for older primary. I'm not sure the two would marry up to make an enjoyable read for either as a class read.

Good sense of suspense, plenty of opportunities for inference. Some strong characterisation of main character Varjak and side character Holly. Lots of other characters, less development for these. Plot builds well and has a satisfying ending. Ideal for LKS2.

Great

It was amazing and interesting

Nice story

I read this the same time my daughter in Year 4 did and I loved it. It took me on a journey through Mesopotamia and we grew with Varjak through each part of his transformation! Lovely read

I liked reading this book because I found it quite fun. Varjak goes on adventures and missions to find dogs but ends up hiding underneath a car and he finds friends who are also cats. But 1 other cat is mean. I would recommend others to read this book.

I LIKED THIS BECAUSE VARJAK HAS FRIENDS.

I loved it .
a mesopotamian blue connects with his ancestor

A page turner

Awesome!

I love when varjak Tryed to kill a bird

I would recommend this book.
I liked
Varjak fighting Sally bones

I really enjoyed the author’s writing style in this book and the relationships between the characters. I loved how Varjak’s character grew and strengthened as he experienced the outside world and learnt The Way of his ancestor. A wonderful story told from the animal’s point of view.

I enjoyed this book.

it was so good that it inspired me to read the second series of this book

it was so good that it inspired me to read the second series