Cressida Cowell is currently the Waterstones Children's Laureate (2019 - 2021). She is the author and illustrator of the bestselling The Wizards of Once and How to Train Your Dragon books series, and the author of the Emily Brown picture books, illustrated by Neal Layton. The Wizards of Once series has been translated into 38 languages and has been signed by DreamWorks Animation. How to Train Your Dragon has sold over 8 million books worldwide in 38 languages and is a major DreamWorks Animation film franchise, as well as being made into a TV series on Netflix and CBBC. Cressida is an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency, a Trustee of World Book Day and a founder patron of the Children's Media Foundation. She has won numerous prizes, including the Gold Award in the Nestle Children's Book Prize.
Cowell's short sentences and scribbly pencil illustrations carry
considerable skill and humour, advocate love, and manage to be
lively and momentous. -- Nicolette Jones * The Sunday Times *
Welcome to the fourth and final book in the absolutely sparkling
Wizards of Once series... a wonderful series to be savoured by fans
of How To Train Your Dragon. It's so well written, the characters
and story come totally alive on the page - and Cressida Cowell's
beautiful, expressive scratchy drawings add so much. This is
mesmerising, truly captivating world-building. The final battle
scenes are breathtaking, too - Cressida's imagination knows no
bounds, and this is epic stuff! On top of all that, there's real
wisdom here about how adults need to take responsibility to sort
out the world, which is timely in this era of children protesting
against climate change. A great finale to a great series. *
BookTrust *
Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell returns with the fourth and
final instalment of her marvellously magical Wizards of Once
series...The pages of this funny, clever adventure story are
bursting with lots of exuberant artwork. It's a brilliant
conclusion to a wonderful series. * The Week Junior *
The final book in this incredible series is a rollercoaster ride
of adventure. Xar and Wish have found the ingredients
for the Spell to get rid of Witches. But first they must negotiate
tiny tunnels, defeat a hungry Tatzelwurm monster and escape with
the Cup of Second Chances. With surprises and laughs galore, the
Children's Laureate delivers once again. ***** Five stars
Scotland's Children's Laureate is back with the final book in
the best-selling The Wizards Of Once series.
Cowell, author of How To Train Your Dragon, reunites nine to
11-year-olds with Xar and Wish who are on a quest to unite their
worlds in time to save the WiIdwoods. The duo are now locked in a
rollercoaster adventure in which the Kingwitch is calling them to
the lake of the lost. Pure magic!
The final book in the Wizards of Once series, Never and Forever,
is every bit as wonderful as its predecessors. Quirky illustrations
and engaging characters make this a compelling read...This is a
story full of action. The mysterious narrator is revealed at the
close of the tale, having guided the reader through it, offering
dire warnings and words of wisdom along the way. Many touches set
this apart from other series - the antics of the key, the spoon and
the fork; the satirical treatment of the children's parents; the
children's wonderful entourage of companions, especially the
adorable Squeezjoos, who deserves a novel all of his own!
Mayhem and madness brilliantly combine to create a highly engaging
series, culminating in the final story, Never and Forever, a
triumph of fantasy!
Five stars *****
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