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Stepsiblings run into world-hopping, magical trouble in this series opener from How To Train Your Dragon author Cowell. We know K2 feels insecure about not being ‘heroic’, but we never find out what that means. Hiccup accepted that he was not a Viking Hero and withdrew to study Dragonese. Wish became anxious and fearful of her mother while Xar became rebellious and self centered. The sky’s the limit here, with as many worlds to explore as the author can imagine. This book has given me a taste for what magic is possible but it’s clear we’ve only just scratched the surface. He draws maps of worlds that are beyond the wildest of imaginations. Worlds with six hundred moons, burning rivers, armoured robots and dark, twisty jungles alive with cannibal plants who hunt by the smell of fear. But what K2 doesn’t know, is that the maps he draws are real. They are worlds beyond the world we know, and the maps he draws make up an Alternative Atlas showing the exact spot where the worlds cross.
Hold on tight for an out-of-this-world new adventure from the Waterstones Children's Laureate and No.1 bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon. I always begin my stories with a map of my imaginary place. Lots of other authors have done the same – Robert Louis Stevenson drew a map of Treasure Island before starting to write. This is a really easy way of thinking about characters and setting. The cast list that children will meet is great. It instantly captures your attention, but that’s what Cressida Cowell’s writing and imagination does and this book doesn’t disappoint.Every year, Cressida’s family spent four weeks of the summer, and two weeks of the spring, on the island. The family had to catch their own fish to eat. The house was lit by candle-light, and there was no telephone or television, so Cressida spent her time drawing and writing stories.
Join former Waterstones Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell as she talks about her out-of-this-world new series, Which Way to Anywhere, and reveals how she was inspired by an idea she first had 25 years ago. She’ll also talk about her bestselling How to Train Your Dragon books and The Wizards of Once series. Bodleian Guides Children’s Stories Walking Tour Weston Library Steps 1:00pm Sun 26 Sunday, 26 March 2023 See this eventThis book felt… cluttered? Chaotic? I felt like there were too many characters, magical objects and otherworldly beings to get to know the main characters. I hate to say, but really when all this book has is 4 kids, an evil force that they only encounter once and an illegal piece of paper; it's just a pile of words. F rom the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon and The Wizards of Once comes an out-of-this-world new adventure … Cressida Cowell Which Way to Anywhere Sheldonian Theatre 2:00pm Sun 26 Sunday, 26 March 2023 See this event
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