Cressida Cowell facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Cressida Cowell
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| Born | 15 April 1966 London, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Notable works | How to Train Your Dragon series |
| Spouse(s) | Simon Cowell |
| Children | Maisie Cowell Clementine Cowell Alexander Cowell |
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Cressida Cowell is a famous British author. She is best known for her amazing book series, How to Train Your Dragon. These books were so popular that they became a huge movie and TV show series by DreamWorks Animation. By 2015, over seven million copies of the books had been sold worldwide.
Cressida Cowell also works with illustrator Neal Layton on the Emily Brown stories. The first book in this series, That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown, won a special award called the Nestlé Children’s Book Award.
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About Her Life
Cressida Cowell was born in London, England, on April 15, 1966. Her father was Michael Hare, 2nd Viscount Blakenham.
When she was a child, Cressida spent her summers on a small, empty island off the west coast of Scotland. She says this time helped her start writing and drawing. She remembers:
- "I spent a lot of time as a child on a tiny, uninhabited island."
- "By the time I was eight, my family had built a small stone house there."
- "We could almost fish for enough food to feed the family for the whole summer."
- "Every year, we spent four weeks in summer and two weeks in spring on the island."
- "The house had no electricity, phone, or TV."
- "So, I spent a lot of time drawing and writing stories."
Cressida Cowell went to Keble College, Oxford to study English. She also studied illustration at Saint Martin's School of Art and Brighton University.
Today, Cressida Cowell lives in London with her husband, Simon. They have three children: daughters Maisie and Clementine, and son Alexander.
Her Books
How to Train Your Dragon Books
- 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 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)
- How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel (2012)
- How to Betray a Dragon's Hero (2013)
- How to Fight a Dragon's Fury (2015)
Emily Brown Books
- That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown (2007)
- Emily Brown and the Thing (2007)
- Emily Brown and the Elephant Emergency (2010)
- Cheer Up Your Teddy Bear, Emily Brown! (2011)
- Emily Brown and Father Christmas (2018)
The Wizards Books
- The Wizards of Once (2018)
- The Wizards of Once: Twice Magic (2019)
- The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times (2020)
- The Wizards of Once: Never and Forever (2020)
The Treetop Twins Adventures Books
- The Twins Take on T. Rex (2019)
- The Twins Discover a Diplodocus (2019)
- The Twins Meet a Massospondylus (2019)
- The Twins Climb a Camarasaurus (2019)
- The Twins Play with a Plesiosaur (2019)
- The Twins Help a Hadrosaur (2019)
- The Twins Have a Picnic with a Spinosaurus (2019)
- The Twins Track Down a Triceratops (2019)
- The Twins Meet a Mystery Dinosaur (2019)
- The Twins Save a Stegosaurus (2019)
- The Twins Meet a Hatzegopteryx (2019)
- The Twins Meet Two Tyrannosaurs (2019)
The Treetop Twins: Wilderness Adventures Books
- The Twins Follow a Polar Bear (2020)
- The Twins Meet a Quagga (2020)
- The Twins Help a Pink Dolphin (2020)
- The Twins Discover a Dodo (2020)
- The Twins Walk With a Woolly Mammoth (2020)
- The Twins Track a Tiger (2021)
- The Twins Meet a Monkey (2021)
- The Twins Greet a Great Auk (2021)
- The Twins Pursue a Penguin (2021)
- The Twins Run After a Rhino (2021)
- The Twins Watch a Whale (2021)
- The Twins Seek a Saola (2021)
The Tiny Detectives Books
- Can Trees Talk? (2021)
- Do Fish Glow in the Dark? (2021)
- Do Spiders Have Pets? (2021)
- Do Koalas Have Fingerprints? (2021)
- Why Do Stars Twinkle? (2021)
- Can Animals Walk on Water? (2021)
- Is the Middle of the Earth Hot? (2021)
- Why is the Sky Blue? (2021)
- Can Wolves See in the Dark? (2022)
- Can it Snow in the Desert? (2022)
- Is There Life at the Bottom of the Deepest Ocean? (2022)
- Can Butterflies Taste With Their Feet? (2022)
Other Books
- Little Wonder (1998)
- Little Bo Peep's Library Book (1999)
- Don’t Do That Kitty, Kilroy (1999)
- What Shall We Do with the Boo-Hoo Baby (2001)
- Hiccup the Viking Who Was Seasick (2001)
- One Too Many Tigers (2001)
- Claydon Was a Clingy Child (2002)
- Super Sue (2003)
- Daddy on the Moon (2005)
- Super Sue at Super School (2005)
- There's No Such Thing as a Ghostie (2005)
- Little Bo Peep’s Troublesome Sheep (2009)
- The Story of Tantrum O'Furrily (2018)
- Which Way to Anywhere (2022)
- Which Way Around the Galaxy (2023)
Awards and Honors
Cressida Cowell has received many awards for her writing:
- 2006: Nestlé Children’s Book Prize, Gold Award for That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown.
- 2018: Blue Peter Book Award, Best Story category for The Wizards of Once.
- 2019: She was named the Children’s Laureate. This is a special role given to a writer or illustrator to promote reading and books for children.
In 2020, she was given the title of Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her great work in children's literature. In 2021, she became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL).
See also
In Spanish: Cressida Cowell para niños
