How to Train Your Dragon (2013)

Sometimes, you just need a break. The adventures of Hiccup and Toothless are a wonderful way to get one. The book is obviously aimed at kids, so it's very simple, but it's fun to read and even prompted a couple of 'oh no, what will happen next?!' moments.

Must get round to seeing the film. ( )

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The origin story, where Hiccup bonds with a rather useless dragon called Toothless and then must help his tribe deal with a giant dragon which turns up and threatens to eat them all. ( )

Can Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third be the Hope and Heir to the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans? Can he catch and train a dragon? Hiccup and his friends set out on a series of adventures with a dragon as their goal. The epilogue promises more adventures in the sequel! ( )

My youngest daughter loves this hilarious series. In her opinion, the only way to make these stories better would be to replace the dragons with griffons. (I'm not sure where that preference came from.)

If your child is fond of Captain Underpants-esque humor, this might help them branch out into Viking themed tales. (I am hoping it will eventually lead my daughter to [b:Beowulf: A New Verse Translation|52357|Beowulf A New Verse Translation|Seamus Heaney|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327878125s/52357.jpg|189503] and [b:The Prose Edda|24658|The Prose Edda|Snorri Sturluson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311645358s/24658.jpg|1198450].) ( )

Cute and different. I will look forward to reading more of these to the grandchildren. ( )