CRESSIDA
COWELL
Cressida was born in London in 1966. She spent a great
deal of her time with her family in London and on an uninhabited Scottish
Island. The island was very windy and stormy. It did not have any roads, shops,
houses or electricity. Without electricity there was no television, telephones
or computers either. The family built a house from local stone and used candles
for light. As there was not much else to do Cressida would draw and write
stories. Her Dad would tell her tales about dragons that used to live on the
island and Vikings that invaded it. These tales undoubtedly gave her the ideas
for her book series ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ which she began to write in 2002.
There are now twelve books, the third film is due to be released in 2019.
Cressida is also the author of the Emily Brown books which have won multiple
awards.
For more information about Cressida visit her website,
www.cressidacowell.co.uk
