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Cowell at the 2017 New York Comic Con | |
Born | 15 April 1966 (age 54) London, England |
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Occupation | Writer |
Residence | London, England |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Notable works | How to Train Your Dragon |
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Website | |
www.cressidacowell.co.uk |
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was released in 2019 on Friday, February 22, 2019 in nationwide movie theaters. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Fighting With My Family, The Changeover and Run The Race.
Cressida Cowell (born 15 April 1966)[1] is an English children's author, popularly known for the book series, How to Train Your Dragon, which has subsequently become an award-winning franchise as adapted for the screen by DreamWorks Animation.[2] As of 2015, the series has sold more than seven million copies around the world.[3]
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In addition to her other publications, Cowell works with illustrator Neal Layton[4] in the ongoing series of Emily Brown stories. The first in the series, That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown, won a Nestlé Children’s Book Award.
Personal life[edit]
Cressida Cowell was born on 15 April 1966 in London. She is the daughter of Michael Hare, 2nd Viscount Blakenham. Her uncle, by marriage, is U.S Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer.
As a child, Cowell states she 'grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland,'[5] and that it was during summers spent on the Inner Hebrides[6] where she first began to develop her writing and drawing talents:
- 'I spent a great deal of time as a child on a tiny, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland...By the time I was eight, my family had built a small stone house on the island, and with the boat, we could nearly fish for enough food to feed the family for the whole summer.
'From then on, every year we spent four weeks of the summer and two weeks of the spring on the island. The house was lit by candle-light, and there was no telephone or television, so I spent a lot of time drawing and writing stories.'[7]
Cowell attended Keble College, Oxford where she studied English, and she also attended Saint Martin's School of Art and Brighton University where she learned illustration.
Cressida Cowell presently resides in London[8] with her husband Simon, a former director and interim CEO of the International Save the Children Alliance; daughters Maisie and Clementine; and son Alexander.[9]
List of works[edit]
How to Train Your Dragon books[edit]
- How to Train Your Dragon (2003)
- How to Be a Pirate (2004)
- How to Speak Dragonese (2005)
- How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse (2006)
- How to Train Your Viking, by Toothless the Dragon (2006)
- How to Twist a Dragon's Tale (2007)
- A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons (2008)
- How to Ride a Dragon's Storm (2008)
- How to Break a Dragon's Heart (2009)
- How to Steal a Dragon's Sword (2011)
- The Day of the Dreader (2012)
- How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel (2012)[10]
- How to Betray a Dragon's Hero (2013)
- How to Fight a Dragon's Fury (2015)
- The Complete Book of Dragons: A Guide to Dragon Species (2014)
- A Journal for Heroes (2015)
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Emily Brown books[edit]
- Emily Brown and the Thing
- Emily Brown and the Elephant Emergency
- Cheer Up Your Teddy Bear, Emily Brown!
The Wizards of Once books[edit]
- The Wizards of Once
- The Wizards of Once: Twice Magic
- The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times
Other books[edit]
- Little Bo Peep’s Troublesome Sheep
- Don’t Do That Kitty Kilroy
- What Shall We Do with the Boo-Hoo Baby
- There's No Such Thing as a Gostie
- Daddy on the moon
- Hiccup the Seasick Viking
Awards[edit]
- 2006 Nestlé Children’s Book Prize, Gold Award, 0–5 years category: That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown by Cressida Cowell & Neal Layton (Orchard Books)[11]
- 2018 Blue Peter Book Award, Best Story category: The Wizards of Once (Hodder Children's Books)[12]
- 2019 Children’s Laureate
References[edit]
- ^'F.A.Q.s - Cressida Cowell – Quick Facts'. Cressidda Cowell - Official Website. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^How to Train Your Dragon (film)#Accolades
- ^'Children's author Cressida Cowell scoops philosophers' award for fight against stupidity'. The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2017
- ^http://www.neallayton.co.uk/
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^'Secret Scottish isle inspired dragon tales' BBC News, 30 March 2010
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^DavidHigham.Co.UKArchived 6 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine (dead link) Archive.org link
- ^'Official website – About me'. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^Chilton, Martin (8 October 2012). 'How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel, by Cressida Cowell: review'. Telegraph. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes-and-awards/13/2006
- ^'Blue Peter Book Awards 2018'. www.booktrust.org.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
External links[edit]
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- Cressida Cowell (official site)
- How To Train Your Dragon novel series (official site)
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Long ago up North on the Island of Berk, the young Viking, Hiccup, wants to join his town's fight against the dragons that continually raid their town. However, his macho father and village leader, Stoik the Vast, will not allow his small, clumsy, but inventive son to do so.
Regardless, Hiccup ventures out into battle and downs a mysterious Night Fury dragon with his invention, but can't bring himself to kill it. Instead, Hiccup and the dragon, whom he dubs Toothless, begin a friendship that would open up both their worlds as the observant boy learns that his people have misjudged the species. But even as the two each take flight in their own way, they find that they must fight the destructive ignorance plaguing their world. Quotes first lines: voice-overThis is Berk. It's twelve days north of Hopeless and a few degrees south of Freezing to Death. It's located solidly on the Meridian of Misery. It's been here for seven generations, but every single building is new.
We have fishing, hunting, and a charming view of the sunsets. The only problems are the pests. You see, most places have mice or mosquitoes. We have. aloud, as he slams the door against an attacking Monstrous Nightmare.». Here's an animated movie that has everything it should have, an inspired, but simple story without jokes intended for the adult parents who have to sit with their kids in the theater.
In 'How to train a dragon', it is the majestic artwork that keeps the viewer engaged, with a mix of funny, colored characters and a less heavy handed screenplay than those of pixar. In some ways that should detract from the movie, but somehow it all works into great fun that takes a grown man back to the fun of childhood. Simple, beautiful and a lot of fun.
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