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Cressida Cowell is the author and the illustrator of the globally bestselling How to Train Your Dragon series. Her next series, The Wizards of Once, was an international bestseller. Cressida is also the author of the Emily Brown picture books, illustrated by Neal Layton. The Which Way series is her most recent and has already been translated into 15 languages. How to Train Your Dragon has sold over 8 million books worldwide in 42 languages. It is also an award-winning DreamWorks film series, and a TV series shown on Netflix and CBBC. The Wizards of Once has been translated into 38 languages and also signed by DreamWorks. Cressida was the Waterstones Children's Laureate (2019-2022). She is an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency and a founder patron of the Children's Media Foundation. She has won numerous prizes for her books, including the Gold Award in the Nestle Children's Book Prize, the Hay Festival Medal for Fiction, and Philosophy Now' magazine's 2015 Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity. She grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland and she now lives in Hammersmith with her husband, three children and a dog called Pigeon.Cowell borrows unashamedly from other writers, transforming their ideas into something her own through the twist of her wit and the brilliance of her illustration
TES Primary
This book is so witty and accomplished that it's hard to believe it's her first
The Herald, Glasgow
The wacky humour means older children and even adults will enjoy the books long after they have outgrown nursery rhymes
The Bookseller
An outstanding book
Books for Keeps
Clever, witty, stuffed with visual and verbal references to the world of nursery rhymes and stories
Guardian Education
Witty and entertaining with an all-important message: keep reading!
The Independent
With loads to look at and enjoy, this brilliant book is destined to be a great hit with everyone (and especially librarians)
Kids Out
This novelty book is bursting with puns and jokes that will keep older children entertained as well as those who are learning nersery rhymes
The Good Book Guide
A wonderfully inventive story
The Independent
Small children will treasure it and older childen will want to invent a literary voyage of their own
Junior Education
Ingenious, colourful and well-constructed, this is a hugely tempting and entertaining book for young readers, with a knowing twist of humour for the supporting adult
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There isn't a child out there who won't love<i> Bo Peep's Troublesome Sheep</i>. It's funny, charming, and a worthy addition to any bookshelf
The Bookbag
Witty and entertaining with an all important message: keep reading!
THE INDEPENDENT
Great fun from Cressida Cowell
School Librarian
''...an outstanding book..."
TES PRIMARY
"Every reception and key stage one classroom should have one."
Eary Years Educator
"A delightful novelty book."
The Bookseller
''There isn't a child out there who won't love Little Bo Peep's Troublesome Sheep"
Bookbag
A hugely tempting and entertaining book for young readers.
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