New Releases by Cressida Cowell

From the bestselling author of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON comes book 3 in an out-of-this-world new series packed with epic adventure, thrilling space travel and forbidden Magic.

In this action-packed fantasy adventure, from the internationally bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon, a lost Magical Creature turns up on Earth, leading four siblings to journey off to a forbidden planet of fire and ice to save him. There is no Magic here on Earth. At least, that''s what you''ve been told. But in an ordinary-looking house in an ordinary-looking village live a group of children who have just uncovered a secret. A tiny and helpless Magical Creature named Bug, lost far from home, leads the O’Hero-Smith children on another Star-crossing adventure across the galaxy. K2, Theo, Izzabird, and Mabel have a secret plan to get little Bug back to the fiery ice planet where it belongs, while proving to their parents that they can be trusted with Magic along the way… But a witch’s curse, venomous snowsnakes, and a gang of fighter robots are waiting for them through the Which Ways. The fate of the galaxy is once again in their hands—they better not mess it up!

An unmissable collection of three How to Train Your Dragon stories, featuring new and exclusive short story WHEN THE WINDWALKER CHANGED. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. The Hairy Hooligan tribe think he''s totally useless, but Hiccup is brave enough to face his destiny, with the help of one tiny dragon. This collection features three stories about Hiccup at different times in his life, including one BRAND-NEW tale: 1. Hiccup''s dragon Toothless gives his best tips on training a human in HOW TO TRAIN YOUR VIKING 2. A deadly sea dragon stalks the Isle of Berk in THE DAY OF THE DREADER 3. And the BRAND-NEW WHEN THE WINDWALKER CHANGED, packed with action, adventure and grand reveals! Fully illustrated with Cressida Cowell''s artwork, this deluxe paperback is a perfect gift for all fans of the global phenomenon How to Train Your Dragon. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR VIKING and THE DAY OF THE DREADER were originally published as World Book Day titles in 2006 and 2012 respectively.

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon and Wizards of Once comes an out-of-this-world adventure where magic and reality collide! K2 O’Hero is a seemingly ordinary boy—after all, he and his twin sister, Izzabird, have been sworn to keep their family''s Magical history a secret. Not even their infuriating stepsiblings, Theo and Mabel, know that Magic exists. They believe K2 to be the most hopeless person they have ever known. But K2 has a secret gift: He draws maps of worlds that are beyond the wildest imaginations. Worlds with six hundred moons, burning rivers, and dark, twisty jungles alive with plants that hunt by the smell of fear. But what K2 doesn’t know is that the maps he draws are real. When their baby sister, Annipeck, is kidnapped, the warring stepsiblings will have to use K2’s gift to find a crossing point into one of those worlds and embark on a daring rescue mission. Perfect for reluctant readers, the Which Way to Anywhere features an easy-to-read, dyslexic-friendly font!

''The world will need a Hero, and it might as well be you ...'' Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. The Hairy Hooligan tribe think he''s totally useless, but Hiccup is about to face his destiny ... with one tiny dragon.Can he prove his worth and become a HERO or will he be banished from his tribe for ever? In celebration of 20 years of How to Train Your Dragon, this special commemorative edition features the original - now classic - How to Train Your Dragon story with exclusive content, including some rare Viking material (featuring Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III''s birth certificate!) and a hilarious brand new adventure called How to Train Your Hogfly starring fan favourites as well as exciting new dragons. Fully illustrated with Cressida Cowell''s artwork, this is a MUST HAVE for anyone who grew up reading and loving How to Train Your Dragon, as well as the perfect introduction for new readers to this beloved, classic series.

Little Bo Peep goes to the library to look for a book called How To Find Sheep. But there are other characters browsing the shelves too! Will she find those troublesome sheep before the Big Bad Wolf finds HER? Step inside this amazing book, discover the true magic of reading and meet all your favourite nursery rhyme characters, including Little Boy Blue, Mother Goose, the Big Bad Wolf and the Queen of Hearts. From the multi-million-copy-selling author of How To Train Your Dragon and the Children''s Laureate 2019-2022, Cressida Cowell.

12 Hilarious Books! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Can he become the Viking Hero everyone expects him to be? Find out in this complete collection of Hiccup''s exciting adventures...

The author of How to Train Your Dragon returns with the final, magical installment of the New York Times bestselling Wizards of Once series! Xar and Wish are on the final leg of their journey -- first stop: The Mine of Happiness. Here, starvation is never far away for the Magical creatures who toil in its horrible depths. Xar and Wish must escape and fast; Xar needs to take control of his ever-growing Witchstain, and Wish must achieve her Destiny. But the Tazzelwurm is in their way, a grotesque monster who threatens to block every entrance. Time is not on their side, but the forests are calling them. Will their combined strength be enough for the biggest quest so far: to defeat the Kingwitch once and for all?

How to Train Your Dragon author''s latest masterpiece, DreamWorks is about to adapt an animated movie! It is extremely difficult to gather the materials for the Spell to Eliminate Lich. Hope and Zal are on the dangerous road to stop the Lich King, but some partners will betray them── Film and television rights will be sold before publication, and animated films will be adapted by DreamWorks! Recommended by Amazon editors, translated into 38 languages around the world, and received rave reviews from all over the world! Together with the Harry Potter and Little Witch Matida series, won the Blue Peter Book Award for Children''s Literature!

"The Treetop family has invented a time machine that can also travel under water, across snow and ice, through jungles and plains to study amazing animals, past and present. Come with them on their Wilderness Adventures!"--Back cover.

The adventure continues in this action-packed, hilarious, and heartwarming sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Wizards of Once. This was once the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who had been taught since birth to hate each other like poison. But now, the boy Wizard and girl Warrior have been brought together in the Badwoods and they have witnessed the shocking consequences of the Stone That Takes Away Magic. They will need to cast aside their differences once more--for an Evil Spell has broken free. It''s up to Xar and Wish to find the ingredients to the one spell that could save them all. But it means entering dangerous territory unannounced... Cressida Cowell brings her trademark wit to this spellbinding sequel, along with the stunning artwork and heartfelt adventure that has made her beloved around the world, weaving a story that is sure to transport readers to a world that will enchant and bewitch them.

An instant children''s classic Cressida Cowell''s What Shall We Do With The Boo-Hoo Baby? is a sturdy rhyming board book featuring a group of worried farmyard animals - all attempting to soothe and entertain the naughty boo-hoo baby. A perfect book for shared reading with the very young. Is there anything that will calm baby down?

Written by Cressida Cowell, creator of the bestselling How to train Your Dragon series and with beautiful illustrations by Mark Nicholas, winner of the Carmelite Prize, comes a lyrical fable of a curious kitten who ventures out for the first time. ''One wild and windy night a stray cat called Tantrum O''Furrily and her three hungry kittens were dancing across the roof tops.'' Tantrum O''Furrily''s kittens are hungry and doubt that a story can ease a stray cat''s rumbling stomach. They soon learn that stories are powerful, and that if you''re courageous you might find a saucer of milk at the end of that story.

Emily Brown and her side-kick rabbit, Stanley, are back! And who''s that outside the window ... it''s Father Christmas! With an important message about cherishing traditions that children will understand, this is storytelling at its best, from an exciting creative team in children''s books. ''Will both delight fans, and give them something to reflect on. Layton''s illustrations are a joy, matching the text perfectly.'' - Bookseller Written by Cressida Cowell, the bestselling author of the How to Train Your Dragon series. http://www.cressidacowell.co.uk/ Illustrated by award winning Neal Layton, creator of Stanley''s Stick and illustrator of Danny McGee Drinks The Sea, shortlisted for the 2017 Laugh Out Loud Picture Book Award. http://www.neallayton.co.uk/

Read the HILARIOUS books that inspired the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup''s father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne - but most of the time Hiccup feels like a very ordinary boy, finding it hard to be a Hero. When a huge, six-and-a-half-foot floating coffin with the words BEWARE! DO NOT OPEN THIS COFFIN arrives, can you guess what happens next? The Quest to discover the treasure of Hiccup''s ancestors begins and Hiccup needs to find it before Alvin the Treacherous gets his hands on it. But when a dragon called the Monstrous Strangulator is thrown into the mix, things are about to get seriously SCARY. ***Please note this ebook is TEXT ONLY and does not include the illustrations that appear in the printed book.*** READ ALL 12 BOOKS IN THE SERIES! You don''t have to read the books in order, but if you want to, this is the right order: 1. How to Train Your Dragon 2. How to Be a Pirate 3. How to Speak Dragonese 4. How to Cheat a Dragon''s Curse 5. How to Twist a Dragon''s Tale 6. A Hero''s Guide to Deadly Dragons 7. How to Ride a Dragon''s Storm 8. How to Break a Dragon''s Heart 9. How to Steal a Dragon''s Sword 10. How to Seize a Dragon''s Jewel 11. How to Betray a Dragon''s Hero 12. How to Fight a Dragon''s Fury How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise starring Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies and Cartoon Network.

Read the HILARIOUS books that inspired the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup''s father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne - but most of the time Hiccup feels like a very ordinary boy, finding it hard to be a Hero. Trapped on The American Dream II with his friends Fishlegs and Camicazi, Hiccup must ESCAPE the barbarian Norbert the Nutjob, and somehow dodge the cruel Polar-serpents in the icy waters below. If ONLY Hiccup hadn''t promised to help the Wanderer slaves on board escape too! HOW will Hiccup save himself, his friends and a hundred and twenty-two Wanderers off a ship WITHOUT their terrifying captors noticing? How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise starring Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies and Cartoon Network.

Read the HILARIOUS books that inspired the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name. Hiccup''s father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne - but most of the time Hiccup feels like a very ordinary boy, finding it hard to be a Hero. High up in the treacherous mists of the Murderous Mountains, Hiccup and the Company of the Dragonmark are in hiding. The witch''s Spydragons are guarding the shores of Tomorrow - but Hiccup is determined to become King of the Wilderwest. Can Hiccup dodge the dragons and steal the King''s Things back from Alvin before the Doomsday of Yule? And is there a traitor in Hiccup''s camp who in the end will betray them all? How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise starring Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies and Cartoon Network.

Book 12 is the epic finale to the New York Times bestselling How to Train Your Dragon series! The Doomsday of Yule has arrived, and the future of dragonkind lies in the hands of one boy with nothing to show, but everything to fight for. Hiccup''s quest is clear... But can he end the rebellion? Can he prove himself to be king? Can he save the dragons? The stakes have never been higher, as the very fate of the Viking world hangs in the balance!

The final book in the series that inspired the How to Train Your Dragon films. In this twelfth adventure, can Hiccup save the dragons? It is the Doomsday of Yule. At the end of this day, either the humans or the dragons will face extinction. Alvin the Treacherous is about to be crowned the King of the Wilderwest on the island of Tomorrow. His reign of terror will begin with the destruction of dragons everywhere. The fate of the dragon world lies in the hands of one young boy as he stands on the nearby isle of Hero''s End with nothing to show, but everything to fight for. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third''s Quest is clear. First he must defeat the Dragon Guardians of Tomorrow and prove that he is in fact the rightful king, even though Hiccup has none of the King''s Things and Alvin the Treacherous has all ten of them. And then he faces his final battle: Hiccup must fight the Dragon Furious and end the Rebellion ... ALONE. As Doomsday draws to an end can Hiccup be the Hero of the hour? Will the dragons survive? How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise starring Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Riders of Berk, can be seen on CBeebies and Cartoon Network.

It is the Doomsday of Yule. At the end of this day, either the humans or the dragons will face extinction. Alvin the Treacherous is about to be crowned the King of the Wilderwest on the island of Tomorrow. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third''s Quest is clear. First he must defeat the Dragon Guardians of Tomorrow and prove that he is in fact the rightful king. And then he faces his final battle. Hiccup must fight the Dragon Furious and end the rebellion alone

Emily Brown and her side-kick rabbit, Stanley, are back and this time they''re on a mission to cheer up one very unhappy teddy bear. But, no matter what they try, the teddy bear is STILL miserable. Emily Brown has had ENOUGH! With an important message that children will understand, this is storytelling at its best, from an exciting creative team in children''s books. ''Will both delight fans, and give them something to reflect on. Layton''s illustrations are a joy, matching the text perfectly.'' - Bookseller Written by Cressida Cowell, the bestselling author of the How to Train Your Dragon series. http://www.cressidacowell.co.uk/ Illustrated by award winning Neal Layton, creator of Stanley''s Stick. http://www.neallayton.co.uk/

A classic Emily Brown bedtime story about being scared of the dark. From Children''s Laureate, Cressida Cowell. Emily Brown and her rabbit, Stanley, are trying to sleep. But a Splish-Splosh noise is keeping them awake... It''s a Thing! And this Thing just won''t go to sleep. Emily Brown and Rabbit try everything, but nothing works. Just what could be the matter? This warm and witty picture book is perfect for sharing with children who may be afraid of the dark. With a gentle message that things are never quite as scary as they first seem. "It''s funny, it''s got twists and turns, and shows us, among other things, that we can spend too much time nurturing our fears rather than trying to conquer them." The Guardian

Featuring the beloved main character from the celebrated How to Train Your Dragon series, here''s an exciting adventure that shows what it really means to be brave. Includes Read Aloud/Read to Me feature where available. Vikings are brave. But Hiccup isn''t like other Vikings. He''s afraid of everything... including the sea. When Hiccup heads off for his very first ocean voyage, his seasickness is the least of his worries! The Vikings are lost in a terrible storm, and it''s up to Hiccup to help them find their way home again.

It''s Hiccup''s birthday, but that''s not going to keep him from getting into trouble. To save his dragon, Toothless, from being banished, Hiccup must sneak into the Meathead Public Library and steal the Viking''s most sacred book. But the Vikings see books as a dangerous influence, and keep them locked up and under heavy guard. To save his friend, Hiccup must brave the Hairy Scary Librarian and his dreadful army of Meathead Warriors and face off against the formidable Driller-Dragons. Will he make it out and live to see his next birthday?

This exciting sticker book is based on the new DreamWorks Animation film and features all of your favourite How to Train Your Dragon 2 characters. Join Hiccup and Toothless in the skies of Berk! Five years after Hiccup has successfully united Vikings and dragons in Berk, his friends are competing against each other in highly competitive Dragon Races whilst he and Toothless explore new lands. Is Berk ready for what they find? Learn all about your favourite dragons and Vikings, join them in a race and save the dragons of Berk and beyond! This jam-packed sticker book includes over 1000 stickers of Hiccup, Toothless, Astrid and all of your other favourites from How to Train Your Dragon 2. How to Train Your Dragon 2 is due for release in July 2014.

Don''t miss an action-packed, hilarious, heart-warming moment of the bestselling series that inspired the hit movies! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III''s best friend, Fishlegs, has been stung by the deadly Venomous Vorpent! The only cure is the Vegetable-That-No-One-Dares-Name. But where will Hiccup find such a thing? He''ll have to dodge the terrible Sharkworms, battle Doomfangs, and outwit crazy Hooligans if he''s going to be a Hero (again). A fast paced plot, plenty of action, slapstick humor, witty dialogue, and imaginative black and white illustrations make this fourth adventure in Cressida Cowell''s beloved and bestselling How to Train Your Dragon series a must-read.

Don''t miss this deluxe edition of How to Train Your Dragon, featuring two brand new stories plus a full color poster! In Book One, travel back to the days when Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was just a boy, the quiet and thoughtful son of the Chief of the Hairy Hooligans. Can Hiccup capture a dragon and train it without being torn limb from limb? Will he become a truly extraordinary hero? The action continues in two brand new short stories! The Day of the Dreader is the tale of a truly dreadful Seadragon who challenges the Hairy Hooligans to a standoff! In How to Train Your Viking, we get a dragon''s eye view when Toothless the Dragon narrates an epic tale!