Hiccup The Viking Who Was Seasick

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There is a nice author's note at the beginning where Cowell talks about her relationship with her own larger-than-life, fearless father and how he inspired her writing.

Also the author of picture books, Cressida has won the Nestle Children's Book Prize 2006 and has been shortlisted for many others. The art is adorable and there is no way to describe how you feel when you first see the characters that make up so much of the How to Train Your Dragon series. Many years later the author would develop the characters of Hiccup and Stoick further into her 12-Book series, geared toward middle-aged and young teen children. So who will save the day when everything goes disgustingly wrong aboard ship and all the big Vikings lose their cool?

In fact, he was a little timid and worried a lot--and what worried him the most was going to sea for the very first time. My son absolutely loves the How To Train Your Dragon movies and he finally decided that he wanted us to read the books together. This was actually the first book that started the phenomenal series of 12 books titled HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON. This wonderfully witty fable will delight all those who have ever faced up to their worse fears and is destined to become a children's classic. Hiccup, The Viking who was Seasick (also titled Hiccup the Seasick Viking in 2000) is a large book designed for small children.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. We both love love Cressida Cowell's adorable illustrations, and while I appreciate the story as Hiccup's first step to a greater destiny of being able to overcome fear to do what must be done, my son just likes a little boy like him who is brave, and the hero of the story. In a few more years, DreamWorks Animation would create the colossal DreamWorks Dragons Franchise based off of and inspired by these Books.

He never really seemed scared at all of the sea once he was out there, and because his fear was never really shown or explained, it felt hard to believe this fact about him or care that he overcame it to be a hero.