How to be a Pirate 2 (How to train your Dragon)

Reviews
CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK:

‘This book is great fun and has a Blackadderish sense of humour … full of the sort of jokes that will make schoolboys snigger.’ (Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times 20051104)

‘A wonderfully wittily written and illustrated story.’ (Waterstones Quarterly Magazine )

‘How to Train Your Dragon is a delightful narrative caper… It offers a challenging read to 11-year-olds, and rewards reading aloud, especially for those who relish an element of theatre at story time.’ (Lindsey Fraser, Sunday Herald, Glasgow )

‘[Cressida Cowell] puts a contemporary spin on the old brains over brawn moral and brings the story to a climax with a thrilling dragon duel. Lots for lots of different readers to enjoy.’ (Books for Keeps )

‘ … raucous and slapstick… liberally illustrated with [Cressida Cowell’s] riotous drawings, notes and maps.’ (The Financial Times )

‘Bulging with good jokes, funny drawings and dramatic scenes, it is absolutely wonderful.’ (Independent on Sunday )

An excellent sequel to How to Train Your Dragon, this highly amusing adventure story with a dash of toilet humour is perfect reading for boys and girls alike aged 8-12. (Publishing News )

Full of madcap action, to-the-death battles and hysterical Viking tomfoolery

Cowell is a new star in children’s fiction (The Times )

extraordinary, funny and cool (Tom Dillon, Mill Lane Primary School )

good holiday reading for any young adventurer (Reading evening post )

‘As the tension mounts, an hilarious and warming story emerges. It cries to be read aloud.’ (The School Librarian )

‘A maniacally crazy story liberally spattered with . . . riotous illustrations, lists and maps.’ (Books For Keeps )

‘Irresistibly funny, exciting and endearing’

(The Times )

‘If you haven’t discovered Hiccup yet, you’re missing out on one of the greatest inventions of modern children’s literature.’

(Julia Eccleshare, Guardian children’s editor ) The Financial Times

‘ … raucous and slapstick… liberally illustrated with [Cressida Cowell’s] riotous drawings, notes and maps.’ –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.