The first HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON book ever, and the inspiration for Cressida Cowell's best-selling fiction books that is now a Dreamworks feature film.

So begins Cressida Cowell's stories about a little Viking who cannot fit in. Unlike his dad, Stoick the Vast, Hiccup is tiny, thoughtful and polite and scared of almost everything - especially of going to sea for the very first time. But go he must... So who will save the day when everything goes wrong aboard ship and all the big Vikings lose their cool? This wonderfully witty fable will delight all those who have ever faced up to their worst fears.

This 2014 reissue includes a letter from Cressida Cowell to the reader.

'This is a lovely book; it is warm and witty, with instant appeal...' - The Children's Bookseller

This book features in the following series: How To Be a, How To Train a Dragon .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2014 by Hachette Children's Group .

Cressida Cowell would have loved to have had a dragon as a pet when she was a child. Cressida lives in London with her husband Simon ( who is not THAT Simon Cowell!) and her children, Maisie, Clementine and Alexander.