Cressida Cowell Books in Order

In the third Which Way adventure, the O’Hero Smith children learn that their strange Gifts may shape the future of the galaxy. As Bounty Hunters, a witch and a set of impossible tasks close in, Mabel and Izzabird must discover their powers, face a universe bending villain and decide what kind of heroes they want to be.

A tiny lost Magical Creature called Bug appears in the O’Hero Smiths’ house and needs to get back to its home on a planet of fire and ice. Determined to prove they can be trusted with magic, K2, Izzabird, Theo and Mabel borrow an illegal hoverboard and launch themselves through the Which Ways, straight into curses, snowsnakes and robot armies.

In the first How to Train Your Dragon School adventure, Hiccup’s class sets out for a sensible lesson in battle tactics and ends up scattered across a raging ocean. Stranded in a leaking ship with his fellow bottom of the class Vikings, Hiccup has to keep panicking dragons calm long enough to face the mysterious Darkwing.

K2 O’Hero appears hopeless at everything, but he secretly draws maps of impossible worlds that later turn out to be real. When his baby sister is kidnapped, K2, his twin Izzabird and their combative step siblings must use those maps to slip through hidden portals and attempt a rescue across the galaxy.

Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep and heads for the library in search of a helpful handbook. As she wanders the aisles she meets characters from nursery rhymes and stories, dodges the Big Bad Wolf and learns that the right book can lead you straight to what you are missing.

Collected in a single volume, this edition brings together all four Wizards of Once novels. Follow wizard boy Xar and warrior princess Wish as they defy their feuding tribes, awaken ancient witches and fight to lift the curse threatening their Wildwoods from first meeting to final battle.

Xar and Wish are nearing the end of their quest, imprisoned in the sinister Mine of Happiness while the Kingwitch tightens his grip on the Wildwoods. To mix the Spell to Get Rid of Witches they must escape, outwit a ravenous Tazzelwurm and decide what they are willing to sacrifice to break the curse.

Magic and Iron must work together when Xar and Wish set out to confront the terrifying Nuckalavee. Battling witches, strange new creatures and their own feuding parents, the friends race to protect their homes before the Wildwoods fall under a darkness that even their Gifts may not stop.

On a wild, windy night, stray cat Tantrum O’Furrily tells her hungry kittens the tale of Smallpaw, a pampered house cat who slips out in search of adventure. As Smallpaw faces foxes and darkness, the kittens learn how courage, quick thinking and a good story can lead you safely home.

On Christmas Eve, Father Christmas turns up outside Emily Brown’s window with a high tech sleigh that keeps going wrong. While he has a much needed nap, Emily and her rabbit Stanley step in, using old fashioned magic, emergency reindeer and plenty of common sense to save Christmas.

After their first brush with witches, wizard boy Xar and warrior girl Wish find themselves on the run from both their tribes. An escaped Evil Spell is spreading, and to stop it they must break out of prison, creep into forbidden castles and gather the ingredients for a dangerous piece of magic.

Xar, a wizard boy with no magic, and Wish, a warrior princess with a forbidden enchanted sword, have been raised to hate each other. When both break their parents’ rules and venture into the Badwoods, they accidentally awaken a witch and are forced into an uneasy alliance that could change their world.

It is the last day of Yule, when either humans or dragons will face extinction. With Alvin poised to be crowned and the Dragon Rebellion raging, Hiccup must uncover the truth of the Dragon Jewel and decide how far he will go to save two warring species.

This fictional field guide gathers together the many dragon species from the How to Train Your Dragon world, from tiny hunting dragons to colossal sea serpents. Packed with scribbled notes, diagrams and warnings, it feels like Hiccup’s own handbook for anyone reckless enough to study dragons up close.

This companion volume to the How to Train Your Dragon series expands Hiccup’s notes into a full colour bestiary. Readers can browse detailed entries on dragon history, languages and species, making it a playful, in universe encyclopedia for fans who want to know exactly what might be lurking over Berk’s horizon.

Hiccup and his ragtag Company of the Dragonmark are hiding on the cursed Isle of Tomorrow while Alvin the Treacherous prepares for the Day of Doom. Spies, vampiric dragons and a possible traitor in their camp force Hiccup to decide who he can trust as he races to collect the final Lost Things.

When a terrifying sea dragon called the Big Dreader begins circling Berk, fires rage and food runs short, leaving the Hairy Hooligans trapped. Hiccup must work out what the dragon really wants, while Toothless discovers a secret stash of eggs that could either feed the tribe or make everything much, much worse.

On the run and branded an outcast, Hiccup sneaks into the brutal amber slave mines in search of the legendary Dragon Jewel and his missing friend Fishlegs. Between slave keepers, shapeshifting dragons and a perilous underground monster, becoming a hero has never felt so impossible.

Hiccup travels to the remote sword fighting school of Flashburn to compete against warriors from every Viking tribe. While a Dragon Rebellion gathers outside, he hunts for a lost royal crown beneath the school and discovers how closely his own fate is tied to an ancient prophecy.

Emily Brown and Stanley meet a very sad little teddy bear who cannot stop complaining, even on the wildest adventures. From the Australian outback to Yellowstone’s forests and sunny art studios, Emily tries everything to cheer him up, and finally helps him see that friends and fun are all around him.

Little Bo Peep has lost her flock, so she heads to the library to borrow a book on finding sheep. As she searches the shelves she bumps into a whole cast of nursery rhyme characters, and discovers that stories themselves might be the key to tracking down her wayward woolly friends.

A violent storm leaves Hiccup and the Hairy Hooligans stranded on a hostile shore controlled by the Uglithugs. To save his friend Fishlegs from execution and untangle a mystery involving a throne and a forgotten love story, Hiccup must complete an Impossible Task and face berserk bees and murderous Vikings.

Emily Brown and Stanley are off on bold adventures with their friend Matilda the elephant when the emergency phone keeps ringing. Matilda’s anxious mum calls again and again with new worries, until Emily finally shows her that the best way to keep a child safe is to join in the fun.

To prove himself a proper Viking, Hiccup enters a dangerous storm riding competition that quickly turns into a shipwreck and kidnapping. Adrift for months with rival tribes, homicidal dragons and an over the top villain, he has to pilot his friends through the worst weather the Barbaric Archipelago can throw at them.

All Hiccup wants is a quiet birthday, but when Toothless eats most of Stoick’s throne he is suddenly in very deep trouble. To fix things, Hiccup, Fishlegs and Camicazi must break into the Meathead Public Library, dodge a terrifying Librarian and recover a banned manual on dragon training.

An outbreak of terrifying Exterminator dragons and a rumbling volcano threaten to destroy the Barbaric Archipelago. Hiccup, Fishlegs and Camicazi race to return the stolen Fire-Stone to Lava-Lout Island, discovering uncomfortable truths about legendary hero Humungous along the way.

One dark, stormy night, Emily Brown and Stanley hear a splish splosh noise outside their bedroom window and meet a worried Thing who cannot sleep. They trek through forests, mountains and caves fetching special toys and drinks, until Emily works out what is really frightening their new friend.

Emily Brown and her much loved rabbit Stanley go everywhere together, from deep sea dives to outer space. When Queen Gloriana decides she wants Stanley for herself, Emily refuses every bribe and finally teaches the spoilt queen that it is love, not price tags, that makes a toy truly special.

Presented as Toothless’s own story, this short book retells the early days of How to Train Your Dragon from the dragon’s point of view. Toothless explains, with plenty of attitude, how hard it is to train a hopeless Viking called Hiccup and why dragons might actually be in charge of everything.

When Fishlegs is fatally poisoned by a Venomous Vorpent, Hiccup discovers that the only cure is a mythical vegetable believed not to exist. To save his friend he must outwit lunatic Hysterics, survive a monstrous sea dragon and somehow cheat a deadly curse.

Super Sue is nervous about starting nursery, so at first she clings tightly to Mum. With every pull tab and lift the flap, readers help her step into the classroom, try new activities, climb the tallest slide and discover that school can be a place where super friendships begin.

A simple boarding exercise goes very wrong when Hiccup and Fishlegs blunder into a Roman fort and are taken prisoner. Teaming up with tiny Bog-Burglar warrior Camicazi, they must escape gladiator school, outwit a mad chieftain and prevent a war, armed mostly with bad disguises and their ability to speak Dragonese.

Sam misses his dad, who is working far away and will not be home until morning. That night a friendly digger taps on his window and whisks him off on an improbable journey by rescue helicopter and rocket ship, all the way to the moon, to see his father at work.

The Queen insists there are ghosties in her palace and drags everyone on a midnight hunt through echoing corridors and dusty towers. Brave Sergeant Rock Hard laughs at their fears, until a tiny bat sends him fleeing and leaves the Queen and Peter the Page to make friends with some very real ghosts.

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is sent on a pirate training trip that turns into a hunt for the lost treasure of Grimbeard the Ghastly. With scheming Alvin the Treacherous, deadly Skullion dragons and shipwrecks waiting, Hiccup has to prove that brains can matter more than brawn.

Super Sue is a little girl who thinks of everyday tasks as heroic missions. As children pull tabs and lift flaps, they see her slurp spaghetti, climb stairs, wash between her toes and brush her teeth, all building to the idea that they, too, are super at the things they can do.

To join the Hairy Hooligan tribe, Hiccup must capture and train a small dragon like every other Viking boy. Saddled with a tiny, stubborn dragon he names Toothless and an almost useless instruction book, Hiccup has to invent his own way to talk to dragons before a monstrous sea creature destroys his island.

Tootle is Tiger Number One and quite happy sharing the Tiger Tree with just Mum and Dad, Tigers Two and Three. When baby Titbit arrives and suddenly there are four stripy bodies squashed into one tree, Tootle’s jealousy boils over until he discovers that there might be room for more love after all.

Claydon is convinced the safest place in the world is wrapped around his mother’s leg, so he hangs on through skateboarding, rugby matches and skydiving. With gentle nudging from his long suffering teddy, Claydon finally tries his own blue tricycle and discovers that letting go can feel thrilling instead of terrifying.

A dog, a cat, a duck and a cow are left in charge of a wailing baby and try everything they can think of to stop the tears. They feed him, bathe him and play with him, only to discover that the simplest solution, a nap, works best on everyone.

Hiccup is a small Viking who is scared of almost everything, especially the sea. When he is forced onto his first ocean voyage and a storm blows the ship off course, Hiccup must face his fears and help the grown ups find their way home.

Kitty Kilroy is always being told off for messy, noisy behaviour and finally snaps, shouting at her mum to go away and let her do what she likes. A glorious day of late nights, junk food and chaos follows, until Kitty discovers that too much freedom is not as fun without someone who cares.