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Cressida Cowell grew up mostly in London. She has 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. She lives in Hammersmith, London with her husband, three children and a hamster Mini. Cressida has won the Nestle Children's Book Prize and has been shortlisted for many others. How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks Animation feature film series: the first film received both Oscar and BAFTA nominations for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score; and a sequel is released in summer 2014. Many of Neal's ideas come from his childhood. In the past he has worked on a lettuce farm, in a chocolate factory, a teapot factory, a bookshop and has delivered papers. Neal has illustrated more than 40 books to date working with award-winning authors such as Michael Rosen and Roger McGough. Oscar and Arabella, which he both wrote and illustrated won him the Smarties Prize. He now lives in Southsea, Portsmouth with his wife and two children.
A fantastic tale. North West Evening Mail Imaginative, funky Daily Mail Rascally bedtime fare Booklist Online The illustrations are often dark and complex but they are entirely appropriate to the story School Librarian Cowell's narrative is both deeply rooted in the conventions of folk tale...and yet refreshingly contemporary and colloquial in tone. Such layers of richness are confidently matched by Layton's brilliantly anarchic illustrations...Emily Brown and Stanley are most appealing characters and, like Sendak's Max, more than a match for wild Things Books for Keeps A warm-hearted and witty take on the classic theme of being scared of the dark Family Interest Magazine A simple story, imaginatively reflected in wildly wonderful artwork, that will delight both old and young readers Carousel This is a wonderful story about a small girl dealing with a very high maintenance monster called the Thing. It's funny, it's got twists and turns and shows us, among other things, that we can spend far too much time nurturing our fears rather than trying to conquer them The Guardian A warm-hearted and witty take on being scared of the dark Guernsey Press & Star
