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How to Train Your Dragon

By Cressida Cowell
Series: How to Train Your Dragon
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7 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE 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. Journey into the adventure that started it all for Hiccup and Toothless!... Read More
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In the book that started it all, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the quiet and thoughtful son of the Chief of the Hairy Hooligans, tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan by catching and training a dragon. Can Hiccup do it without being torn limb from limb? Join his adventures and misadventures as he finds a new way to train dragons--and becomes a hero.

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7 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE 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. Journey into the adventure that started it all for Hiccup and Toothless!

In the book that started it all, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the quiet and thoughtful son of the Chief of the Hairy Hooligans, tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan by catching and training a dragon. Can Hiccup do it without being torn limb from limb? Join his adventures and misadventures as he finds a new way to train dragons--and becomes a hero.

This edition features cover art from the highly anticipated live-action adaptation, as well as one exciting bonus short story from Cressida Cowell.

See How to Train Your Dragon come to life in the new live-action movie--coming to theatres June 2025!

Series: How to Train Your Dragon

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780316587112

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 May 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Little, Brown & Company

Edition: Media tie-in

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 227g

Pages: 304

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Cressida Cowell DreamWorks Dragons Series: How to Train Your Dragon Young Adult

About the Author

Cressida Cowell is the #1 internationally bestselling author and illustrator of The Wizards of Once and the How to Train Your Dragon series. She grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland, where she spent her time writing stories, fishing for things to eat, and exploring the island. She now lives in Hammersmith, England, with her husband, three children, and a dog named Pigeon.

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