Vikings, dragons, Romans and mayhem cavort across the pages in their usual irreverent and hilarious style (
School Librarian)
These Hiccup stories are a sure-fire hit with children aged 6 and over. Full of quirky, child-like illustrations, they sparkle with humour and wit. The adventure is rip-roaringly fast and will engage from the very first page (
My Books Mag)
Good jokes, funny drawings and dramatic scenes (
Daily Echo)
This is book three in the
How to Train Your Dragon series. They keep getting better and better. It's the best book ever! (
guardian.co.uk)
'If you haven't discovered Hiccup yet, you're missing out on one of the greatest inventions of modern children's literature.' (
Julia Eccleshare, Guardian children's editor)
'Irresistably funny, exciting and endearing' (
Amanda Craig, The Times)
CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK: 'This book is great fun and has a Blackadderish sense of humour ... full of the sort of jokes that will make schoolboys snigger.' (
Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times)
A super story, inventive, ingenious, perpetually surprising. One to cherish. (
Armadillo, Spring 2003)
A wonderfully wittily written and illustrated story. (
Waterstones Quarterly Magazine)
How to Train Your Dragon is a delightful narrative caper... It offers a challenging read to 11-year-olds, and rewards reading aloud, especially for those who relish an element of theatre at story time. (
Lindsey Fraser, Sunday Herald, Glasgow)
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About the Author
Cressida Cowell is currently the Waterstones Children's Laureate (2019 - 2021). She is the author and illustrator of the bestselling The Wizards of Once and How to Train Your Dragon books series, and the author of the Emily Brown picture books, illustrated by Neal Layton.
The Wizards of Once series has been translated into 38 languages and has been signed by DreamWorks Animation. How to Train Your Dragon has sold over 8 million books worldwide in 38 languages and is a major DreamWorks Animation film franchise, as well as being made into a TV series on Netflix and CBBC.
Cressida is an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency, a Trustee of World Book Day and a founder patron of the Children's Media Foundation. She has won numerous prizes, including the Gold Award in the Nestle Children's Book Prize.
--This text refers to the
paperback edition.