There was only one copy, and it was out of sight, because no one cared about How to Train Your Dragon.īut these books deserve, in my opinion, every bit as much adoration and recognition as the Dreamworks movie. Coming out of the bookstore, lucky enough to get the only copy of How to Steal a Dragon's Sword that was in there, I realised it was only there because I'd asked about it previously - none of the other bookstores had it yet. Eragon, another series about dragons, is bland and mediocre. It saddened me that the new Eragon book had a place of honor on the front desk where everyone could see it. It was on the shelf, with the rest of the How to Train Your Dragon books, as though it had been there all along.
************************************************Īfter three months of weekly visits to the bookstores only to find that they still didn't have this book in stock, I could barely contain my excitement when I finally found it, on my birthday, coming back from the mall and stopping by the Bookworm before going home. OMG I finally got it, can't wait to read it!!! Cressida lives in Hammersmith with her husband and three children.Ħ. Also the author of picture books, Cressida has won the Nestle Children's Book Prize 2006 and has been shortlisted for many others. A DreamWorks Animation feature film is out in March 2010. How to Train Your Dragon is now published in over 30 languages. The unique blend of child centred humour and sublime prose made Hiccup an instant hit.
Cressida has written and illustrated eight books in the popular Hiccup series.
Cressida loves illustrating her own work, but also loves writing books for other people to illustrate as the end result can be so unexpected and inspiring. She has a BA in English Literature from Oxford University, a BA in Graphic Design from St Martin's and an MA in Narrative Illustration from Brighton. She was convinced that there were dragons living on this island, and has been fascinated by dragons ever since.
Cressida Cowell grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland.
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