Cressida Cowell

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  • Bibliography:
    35 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1999
  • Latest Book:
    July 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Emily Brown

Emily Brown and the Elephant Emergency (Jul-2010)

How to Train Your Dragon

1 - How to Train Your Dragon (May-2004)
2 - How to Be a Pirate (May-2005)
3 - How to Speak Dragonese (May-2006)
4 - How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse (Apr-2007)
5 - How to Twist a Dragon's Tale (May-2008)
6 - A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons (Aug-2009)
7 - How to Ride a Dragon's Storm (Jul-2010)
8 - How to Break a Dragon's Heart (Nov-2011)
9 - How to Steal a Dragon's Sword (Jul-2012)
10 - How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel (May-2013)
11 - How to Betray a Dragon's Hero (Dec-2013)
12 - How to Fight a Dragon's Fury (Nov-2015)
The Complete World of Dragons: A Guide to Dragon Species (May-2014)
How to Train Your Dragon: A Journal for Heroes (Nov-2015)

Which Way

1 - Which Way to Anywhere (Sep-2022)
2 - Which Way Round the Galaxy (Oct-2023)

Wizards of Once

1 - The Wizards of Once (Oct-2017)
2 - Twice Magic (Oct-2018)
3 - Knock Three Times (Oct-2019)
4 - Never and Forever (Nov-2020)

Book List in Order: 35 titles

  • Don't Do That Kitty Kilroy!

  • Little Bo Peep's Library Book

    Poor Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep and cannot find them, but luckily her book-loving friend, Little Boy Blue, suggests that she find just the book she needs at the library, along with a cookbook by a wolf chef and much more....

  • Hiccup the Seasick Viking

  • What Shall We Do with the Boo-Hoo Baby?

    Well-meaning animal friends try their best to quiet a crying baby the new board book edition of this warm and humorous favorite.

    Baby won't stop crying "What shall we do with the boo-hoo baby?" This simple question, posed by Baby's animal friends...

  • How to Train Your Dragon

    How to Train Your Dragon - 1

    GRONCKLE-- COLOR: A disgusting combination of green, beige, and brown NASTY BITS: Razor-sharp teeth and spikes THREAT TO VIKINGS: Minimal, if you have two legs Brutish, stupid, and altogether quite ugly, this fellow is slow and often too fat to fly. ...

  • How to Be a Pirate

    How to Train Your Dragon - 2

    SKULLION COLOR: Black and purple NASTY BITS: Vicious teeth and claws THREAT TO VIKINGS: Watch out or it will eat you! The savage Skullion can't see, hear, or fly, but its keen sense of smell can easily sniff out a Viking snack. And it's not a daint...

  • Super Sue at Super School

    Going-to-school jitters will be quickly relieved by this funny, funky interactive book that reminds readers of the many ways they are super, too.

    Super Sue is back -- and she's going to school! Pull a tab and see how she goes from hiding beh...

  • How to Speak Dragonese

    How to Train Your Dragon - 3

    THE VENOMOUS VORPENT COLOR: Bright yellow NASTY BITS: Deadly sting THREAT TO VIKINGS: Serious. Run away! Don't be deceived by the Venomous Vorpent's tiny size. It numbs the the skin before attacking. By the time you realize you've been stung, it ma...

  • That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown

    Emily Brown’s rabbit, Stanley, is NOT FOR SALE.Not even to her Most Royal Highness Queen Gloriana the Third.Not even for all the toys Emily Brown could ever desire.So when naughty Queen Gloriana steals “Bunnywunny” away, Emily Brown sets out to...



  • How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse

    How to Train Your Dragon - 4

    Reluctant hero Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III must rescue his best friend, Fishlegs, from the deadly disease Vorpentitis. The only cure is rare and almost impossible to find ... a potato. But where will Hiccup find such a thing? He'll have to dodge th...

  • The Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup the Viking

    Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was a truly extraordinary Viking Hero, Warrior chieftan, awesome sword-fighter, and amateur naturalist. He was known throughout Vikingdom as "the Dragon Whisperer," on account of his power over the terrible beasts. But i...

  • How to Twist a Dragon's Tale

    How to Train Your Dragon - 5

    FIRE-DRAGON COLOR: Red and gold NASTY BITS: Flaming scales THREAT TO VIKINGS: Unknown, but severe burns are likely. Impossibly huge and seemingly made of fire, the extremely rare Fire-Dragon is rumored to live inside Volcanoes. The heat is on fo...

  • A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons

    How to Train Your Dragon - 6

    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 Vikings' most sacred book. But the Vikings see b...

  • Emily Brown and the Elephant Emergency

    Emily Brown

    The anarchic and witty third Emily Brown contains a message for parents about spending quality fun time with children, while little ones will simply enjoy the exuberant storytelling  Emily Brown, Stanley the bunny, and Matilda the elephant ...

  • How to Ride a Dragon's Storm

    How to Train Your Dragon - 7

    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 bo...

  • How to Break a Dragon's Heart

    How to Train Your Dragon - 8

    Stranded on the exceptionally dangerous, and possibly haunted, Beach of the Broken Heart, Hiccup must face Ug the Uglithug and complete the Impossible Task--or die trying. Along the way, he'll have to battle Berserks, dodge Scarers, and save Fishlegs...

  • Cheer Up Your Teddy Bear, Emily Brown!

    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....

  • How to Steal a Dragon's Sword

    How to Train Your Dragon - 9

    RIPROARERS COLOR: Greenish NASTY BITS: Knife-sharp talons, stinky breath, and a mouth full of sharp teeth THREAT TO VIKINGS: Slobbering, stinking Riproarers hide out in very small spaces in very dark caves and pounce upon their victims in swarm...

  • How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel

    How to Train Your Dragon - 10

    The Dragon Rebellion has begun, bringing the Vikings' darkest hour upon them. Hiccup has become an outcast, but that won't stop him from going on the most harrowing and important quest of his life. He must find the Dragon's Jewel in order to save his...



  • How to Betray a Dragon's Hero

    How to Train Your Dragon - 11

    In Hiccup the Viking's misadventures, the stakes have never been higher, and it's friend versus foe to decide the fate of the world. In this, the penultimate title in the amazing story arc that began with How to Train Your Dragon, Hiccup is faced wit...

  • How to Be a Viking

    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, a...

  • The Complete World of Dragons: A Guide to Dragon Species

    How to Train Your Dragon

    This guide is a must-have for fans of the New York Times bestselling How to Train Your Dragon series that inspired the hit move and TV show. This gift book features all of the dragon species from the series plus brand-new ones created just for this b...

  • How to Train Your Dragon 2 Sticker Activity Book

    This action-packed sticker activity 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 ...

  • How to Fight a Dragon's Fury

    How to Train Your Dragon - 12

    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 ques...

  • How to Train Your Dragon: A Journal for Heroes

    How to Train Your Dragon

    This companion to the New York Times bestselling How to Train Your Dragon series is a must-have for all heroes! Within this journal, you'll find brave quotes from Viking hero and dragon-whisperer Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, rousing Viking songs, a...

  • Incomplete Book of Dragons

    With fold out poster and exclusive collector cards! Long ago, the world was full of dragons. But what happened to them? Where are they now? These pages are taken from the notebooks of Viking Hero Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third when he was just a...

  • The Wizards of Once

    Wizards of Once - 1

    In the first book of a new series by the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon, the warring worlds of Wizards and Warriors collide in a thrilling and enchanting adventure. Once there were Wizards, who were Magic, and Warriors, who were n...

  • The Story of Tantrum O'Furrily

    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....

  • Twice Magic

    Wizards of Once - 2

    From the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon comes an exciting high-adventure series--set in a magical time, full of Wizards, Warriors, Giants and Sprites. This was once the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who had b...



  • Emily Brown and Father Christmas


    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, fr...

  • Knock Three Times

    Wizards of Once - 3

    Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your Dragon, brings us the next thrilling installment in the internationally bestselling Wizards of Once series! Xar and Wish are heroes with a huge task ahead--confronting the Nuckalavee is not for the fain...

  • Never and Forever

    Wizards of Once - 4

    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 n...

  • Which Way to Anywhere

    Which Way - 1

    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 siste...

  • Which Way Round the Galaxy

    Which Way - 2

    From the bestselling author of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON comes book 2 in an out-of-this-world new series packed with epic adventure, thrilling space travel and forbidden Magic - perfect for gifting.There is no Magic here on Earth. At least, that's wha...

  • How to Train Your Dragon School

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Cressida Cowell has published 35 books.

The next book by Cressida Cowell, How to Train Your Dragon School, will be published in July 2025.

The first book by Cressida Cowell, Don't Do That Kitty Kilroy!, was published in January 1999.

Yes. Cressida Cowell has 4 series.
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