Cressida Cowell was the Waterstones Children's Laureate (2019-2022). 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 42 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.
If you haven't discovered Hiccup yet, you're missing out on one of
the greatest inventions of modern children's literature
Quite simply, Cressida Cowell has an exceptional ability to give
children what they like. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is a Viking
who doesn't fit in: gawky and geeky, his adventures with his
hunting-dragon Toothless are madcap and marvellous. Give it to a
child, and see them become engrossed immediately.
*The Independent*
Pretty much everyone I know who has children adores these
audiobooks and have listened to them on many a long (and otherwise
fractious) car journey. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is a famous
dragon trainer but he had to learn the hard way. Proper LOL funny
as read by former Doctor Who David Tennant, you'll love listening
to them too.
*Sarra Manning, Red Magazine Online*
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