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CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK: 'This book is great fun and has a Blackadderish sense of humour ... full of the sort of jokes that will make schoolboys snigger.' (Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times 20051104)
'A wonderfully wittily written and illustrated story.' (Waterstones Quarterly Magazine )
'How to Train Your Dragon is a delightful narrative caper... It offers a challenging read to 11-year-olds, and rewards reading aloud, especially for those who relish an element of theatre at story time.' (Lindsey Fraser, Sunday Herald, Glasgow )
'[Cressida Cowell] puts a contemporary spin on the old brains over brawn moral and brings the story to a climax with a thrilling dragon duel. Lots for lots of different readers to enjoy.' (Books for Keeps )
' ... raucous and slapstick... liberally illustrated with [Cressida Cowell's] riotous drawings, notes and maps.' (The Financial Times )
'Bulging with good jokes, funny drawings and dramatic scenes, it is absolutely wonderful.' (Independent on Sunday )
An excellent sequel to How to Train Your Dragon, this highly amusing adventure story with a dash of toilet humour is perfect reading for boys and girls alike aged 8-12. (Publishing News )
Full of madcap action, to-the-death battles and hysterical Viking tomfoolery
Cowell is a new star in children's fiction (The Times )
extraordinary, funny and cool (Tom Dillon, Mill Lane Primary School )
good holiday reading for any young adventurer (Reading evening post )
'As the tension mounts, an hilarious and warming story emerges. It cries to be read aloud.' (The School Librarian )
'A maniacally crazy story liberally spattered with . . . riotous illustrations, lists and maps.' (Books For Keeps )
'If you haven't discovered Hiccup yet, you're missing out on one of the greatest inventions of modern children's literature.'
'A wonderfully wittily written and illustrated story.' (Waterstones Quarterly Magazine )
'How to Train Your Dragon is a delightful narrative caper... It offers a challenging read to 11-year-olds, and rewards reading aloud, especially for those who relish an element of theatre at story time.' (Lindsey Fraser, Sunday Herald, Glasgow )
'[Cressida Cowell] puts a contemporary spin on the old brains over brawn moral and brings the story to a climax with a thrilling dragon duel. Lots for lots of different readers to enjoy.' (Books for Keeps )
' ... raucous and slapstick... liberally illustrated with [Cressida Cowell's] riotous drawings, notes and maps.' (The Financial Times )
'Bulging with good jokes, funny drawings and dramatic scenes, it is absolutely wonderful.' (Independent on Sunday )
An excellent sequel to How to Train Your Dragon, this highly amusing adventure story with a dash of toilet humour is perfect reading for boys and girls alike aged 8-12. (Publishing News )
Full of madcap action, to-the-death battles and hysterical Viking tomfoolery
Cowell is a new star in children's fiction (The Times )
extraordinary, funny and cool (Tom Dillon, Mill Lane Primary School )
good holiday reading for any young adventurer (Reading evening post )
'As the tension mounts, an hilarious and warming story emerges. It cries to be read aloud.' (The School Librarian )
'A maniacally crazy story liberally spattered with . . . riotous illustrations, lists and maps.' (Books For Keeps )
'Irresistibly funny, exciting and endearing'
(The Times )'If you haven't discovered Hiccup yet, you're missing out on one of the greatest inventions of modern children's literature.'
(Julia Eccleshare, Guardian children's editor )
The Financial Times
' ... raucous and slapstick... liberally illustrated with [Cressida Cowell's] riotous drawings, notes and maps.'
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Hiccup the Useless and his dragon Toothless are back, trying to learn sword-fighting at sea in the middle of a storm whipped up by Thor on a bad day. Saved from death at the edge of Snotlout's sword by the indomitable Toothless (who bites his enemy's bum when he can be bothered) and from drowning by a mysterious coffin, the Hairy Hooligan tribe are soon hotly pursuing a fabulous treasure hidden by one of Hiccup's ancestors on an island guarded by terrifying monsters. Once again, Hiccup's brains outwit the deep-laid plots of their enemies... The great jokes and insanely funny drawings go deeper than mere gags. This is the story of how a clever boy in a stupid family not only proves his worth as a real hero but makes his stupid father, Stoic the Vast, realise that he loves his son, and is proud of him. One of the most perfect series to get boys hooked on books, it is strongly recommended.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
We discovered Cressida Cowell's Viking series by chance, and I have been recommending them to fellow parents ever since. My 10 year old son, a known reluctant reader, has been hooked by all three books (he devoured How to Speak Dragonese in short measure), and the newly acquired CD of 'How to be a pirate' has been on continuous loop since we got it. Its appeal is in its humour which is perfect for the 8-10 year old boy - the examples of Dragonese from this book has us all in fits of giggles however often we hear it. And David Tennant is brilliant. He captures all the characters very well and reads it with such enthusiasm that you can't help but be swept up in it. His interpretation of Toothless is just terrific.
We await the next book in the series with undisguised impatience!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
Both the book and the audio of this are great. The adventuires of Hiccup perfect for boys of 6-10 who have stopped reading. The are funny, exciting, touching and written in the kind of vivid language that children understand immediately. Hiccup is a wonderful hero, a kind of Viking nerd despised by his thuggish tribe (including his father Stoic the Vast). Here, the Hooligan tribe get directions to a legendary treasure, guarded by monsters. Only Hiccup, his tiny dragon Toothless and his best friend Fishlegs get it - but they have to get past more monsters and a treacherous farmer first. Read by David Tennant, the new Doctor Who, with huge gusto.
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I'm reading these books to my 6 year old son after being recommended by a friend. Both he and i love these stories. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Vicky
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Excellent ............ bought as part of a Christmas present. Arrived in good time and was as described. Many thanks for excellent service
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Excellent
My 11 year old son enjoyed reading this book which is the second book in the series. It is full of adventure. He is looking forward to reading the next book.
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Awoke our 9 year old's reading
Our 9 year old boy was an willing but unenthusiastic reader until he discovered this series of books. He has now consumed the entire series in under a month. Read more
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My 9 year old son says it is a very very very good book.He wants the whole series to read,and thats why i give it 5 stars!
Published 15 months ago by dew
great buy
I got this for my sisters 12th birthday as she had loved the film. I was a bit worried as she is a very advanced reader but that didn't seem to matter. Read more
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I bought this along with three other books in this series for my just 8 year old grandson. He can't get enough and has deserted his Wii in favour of reading this book. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Super Gran
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I finished this book in two days and I loved it. It was so exciting I could not put it down. I have also read some of the other books in the series and I adored them to I hoped the... Read more
Published on 9 May 2010
Give this woman a medal
I can't praise the Hiccup books enough. They have managed to get a reluctant reader thoroughly engaged and excited by books. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2008 by b.lops
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This is my favourite book of the fab four! It is sssoo funny and quirky... what a great plot too! No one can possibly dislike this book as it is so good! Read more
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