K2 O'Hero is on the surface a perfectly ordinary boy but he and his sister Izzabird have been keeping their family's magical secret. Izzabird and Theo are fighting because they do not like their combined family, but we never find out why beyond that Izzabird thinks the Smiths are boring and Theo things the O’Hero’s are witches.

When their baby sister Annipeck is stolen by a strange man claiming to be a geography teacher, they have to journey to a strange desert world to rescue her, at the same time as through their own differences. There are some great chapter titles, like A Stranger Enters the Story and the Story Gets Stranger Still, that really drew me in. Cressida Cowell is the number one bestselling author-illustrator of the How to Train Your Dragon and The Wizards of Once book series.There would be a lot to delve into about authorial intent if you were to study this book with a class. When his baby sister is kidnapped (mistakenly, as the one with the gift), the two families must work together to save her. Mae hwn yn llyfr hawdd i’w ddarllen gyda llawer o ddarluniadau, sy’n berffaith ar gyfer y rheini sy’n edmygu cyfres Cowell How to Train Your Dragon a Wizards of Once. The result is a joyously anarchic story, which addresses the theme of childhood loss with real psychological acuity.

Wish, Xar and the parents turned out unique because they reacted to the same things wildly differently. As Cat awakens to the meaning of Halloween and Day of the Dead in this strange new home, she comes to understand the importance of the ghosts both to herself and to Maya. Which Way to Anywhere will be the first book in a new series for 8-14 year olds who love lots of action, fantastical adventures, exploring new worlds, incredible inventions, living maps, and giant robot assassins! A truly exciting and fast-paced plot that not even my two kittens could distract me from, the illustrations also fed my imagination. But what he doesn't know is that the burning rivers, twisty jungles and terrifying plants are all real.And at the heart of this modern fantasy a very modern message: that those who appear to be worlds apart often have more in common than they assume.

After school, Cressida obtained a BA in English Literature from Oxford University, a BA in Graphic Design from St Martin’s and an MA in Narrative Illustration from Brighton. I liked these similarities because I could even link all her book's characters as descendants of each other and all of them fitted together to almost make one story. How to Train Your Dragon has sold over 8 million books worldwide in 42 languages and is a major DreamWorks Animation film franchise, as well as being made into a TV series on Netflix and CBBC.The magic use was exciting and fascinating, a blend of magic and technology that I found really intriguing, and there's a moral issue at the heart of the novel that really makes the reader question their assumptions.

This book is chock full of illustrations that bring the human earflings and their out of this world adventure to life. Annipeck, their baby sister, has been kidnapped and they’re getting some family bonding time, whether they want it or not. The child heroes in this story seem at first like fairly rather unremarkable people but when faced with huge challenges of having to save their parents and world ending threats, they actually end up being incredibly brave and creative. Readers are dragged straight into a thrilling adventure story from the very first page with Cressida Cowell’s ultra welcoming text and inviting illustrations.A fantastic fast-paced adventure filled with Cressida Cowell's signature clever word play and witty writing.