Mr Dilly Meets

Virtual Author Event: SF Said and Friends

Join Mr Dilly in conversation with best-selling, award-winning author SF Said, winner of the Foyle’s Children’s Book of the Year 2022, speaking about the story, influences and themes of his latest book, the phenomenal Tyger in this free virtual author event for primary schools.

VIDEO CHAPTERS
(video chapter links will play on YouTube)
1:32 SF Said Interview
3:58 SF Said's Writing Methods
6:28 The story of 'Tyger'
8:35 Inspirations and Research for 'Tyger'
10:44 William Blake and SF Said
14:04 Your questions to SF Said
17:55 Illustrations of 'Tyger'
21:44 Reading from 'Tyger' with SF Said
25:05 More of your questions to SF Said
33:09 Meet authors - Nicola Davies, Tom Percival, Polly Ho Yen, Stewart Foster
34:47 1 minute 'The Boy Who Grew a Tree' with Polly Ho Yen
36:12 1 minute 'Can You Feel the Noise?' with Stewart Foster
37:22 1 minute 'This is How the Change Begins' with Nicola Davies
38:55 1 minute 'The River' with Tom Percival
41:58 The importance of empathy author panel

About TYGER
Already hailed a masterpiece and "a new classic of children's literature" (Foyles Children's Book of the Year), Tyger isn’t simply a book – it’s a gateway into another world! In a strange alternate world, a young boy called Adam has uncovered something incredible in a rubbish dump in London. A mysterious, mythical animal. A TYGER. With SF Said's enchanting storytelling and Dave McKean’s mesmerising illustrations, this is a story to inspire and instil hope, as readers realise there are sparks and hidden powers within us all. We just have to know how to see, and release, them . . .

Empathy Day Author Panel
PLUS a fantastic author panel with authors and illustrators Tom Percival, Nicola Davies, Polly Ho Yen and Stewart Foster joining SF Said, discussing the importance of empathy in their books and their support for the national Empathy Day in schools.