How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

THE BESTSELLING SERIES THAT INSPIRED THE HIT MOVIES! Action-packed, hilarious, and perfectly illustrated, How to Train Your Dragon is a beloved modern classic with millions of fans across the globe. Join Hiccup and his sidekick dragon Toothless on the adventure of a lifetime!

Welcome to the Island of Berk, where an ancient threat forces dragons and humans to live in state of constant war. When it comes time for Hiccup, the quiet son of the Chief, to attempt his Viking clan's initiation test, doubt creeps in. His assignment: catch a dragon. 

But what happens when Hiccup develops a bond with the rare dragon he's captured? Could the friendship between Hiccup and his dragon, Toothless, be the key to both species forging a new future together? To find out, join Hiccup on his first whirlwind adventure, and follow along as he discovers a new way to train dragons and becomes a hero.

See How to Train Your Dragon come to life in the second live-action movie--coming to theaters June 2027!

Don't Miss:

How to Train Your Dragon (#1)

How to Be a Pirate (#2)

How to Speak Dragonese (#3)

How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse (#4)

How to Twist a Dragon's Tale (#5)

A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons (#6)

How to Ride a Dragon's Storm (#7)

How to Break a Dragon's Heart (#8)

How to Steal a Dragon's Sword (#9)

How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel (#10)

How to Betray a Dragon's Hero (#11)

How to Fight a Dragon's Fury (#12)

For more fantastic stories from Cressida Cowell, don't miss the Which Way to Anywhere adventures, The Wizards of Once, and the How to Train Your Dragon School series!

Cressida Cowell (Author)
Cressida Cowell is the author and the illustrator of the bestselling How to Train Your Dragon book series, and the author of the Emily Brown picture books, illustrated by Neal Layton.

How to Train Your Dragon has sold over 8 million books worldwide in 38 languages. It is also an award-winning DreamWorks film series, and a TV series shown on Netflix and CBBC. The first book in Cressida's new series, The Wizards of Once (also signed by DreamWorks), is a number one bestseller.

Cressida is an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency and a founder patron of the Children's Media Foundation. She has won numerous prizes for her books, including the Gold Award in the Nestle Children's Book Prize, the Hay Festival Medal for Fiction, and Philosophy Now'magazine's 2015 Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity.

She grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland and she now lives in Hammersmith with her husband, three children and a dog called Pigeon.

Neal Layton (Illustrator)
Many of Neal's ideas come from his childhood, and now he's grown up, from being a parent. He has illustrated more than 60 books to date, working with authors such as Michael Rosen and Cressida Cowell, and won several prizes including a Gold Award for 'That Rabbit belongs to Emily Brown'. He also writes his own books including the pop-up book'The Story of Everything' and the best selling 'Mammoth Academy Series'. His books are currently in print in more that 16 languages worldwide. He now lives in Southsea, Portsmouth with his wife and two daughters. He likes living by the seaside.