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Cressida Cowell Books in Order

Find every Cressida Cowell book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 61 books / 13 series

British author best known for the *How to Train Your Dragon* series. Her books have sold over 11 million copies and won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize. This page provides the Cressida Cowell books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Cressida Cowell Books in Chronological Order

1988 Little Wonder POoCB / 1 Buy
1999 Hiccup the Seasick Viking / How To Be A Viking POoHtTYDB / 1 Buy
1999 Don't Do That, Kitty Kilroy! POoCB / 2 Buy
2000 What Shall We Do with the Boo Hoo Baby? POoCB / 3 Buy
2001 One Too Many Tigers POoCB / 4 Buy
2001 Claydon Was a Clingy Child POoCB / 5 Buy
2003 Super Sue POoSSB / 1 Buy
2003 How to Train Your Dragon POoHtTYDB / 2 Buy
2004 How to Be a Pirate POoHtTYDB / 3 Buy
2004 There's No Such Thing as a Ghostie! POoCB / 6 Buy
2005 Super Sue at Super School POoSSB / 2 Buy
2005 How to Speak Dragonese POoHtTYDB / 4 Buy
2005 Daddy On The Moon POoCB / 7 Buy
2006 How To Train Your Viking, By Toothless POoSN / 1 Buy
2006 That Rabbit Belongs To Emily Brown POoEBB / 1 Buy
2006 How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse POoHtTYDB / 5 Buy
2007 Emily Brown and the Thing POoEBB / 2 Buy
2007 How to Twist a Dragon's Tale POoHtTYDB / 6 Buy
2008 A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons POoHtTYDB / 7 Buy
2008 How to Ride a Dragon's Storm POoHtTYDB / 8 Buy
2009 Emily Brown and the Elephant Emergency POoEBB / 3 Buy
2009 Little Bo Peep's Troublesome Sheep POoCB / 8 Buy
2009 How to Break a Dragon's Heart POoHtTYDB / 9 Buy
2011 Cheer Up Your Teddy Bear, Emily Brown! POoEBB / 4 Buy
2011 How to Steal a Dragon's Sword POoHtTYDB / 10 Buy
2012 The Day of the Dreader POoHTTYDSS / 1 Buy
2012 How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel POoHtTYDB / 11 Buy
2013 How to Betray a Dragon's Hero POoHtTYDB / 12 Buy
2014 The Complete Book of Dragons POoHTTYDNB / 1 Buy
2014 The Incomplete Book of Dragons POoHtTYDB / 13 Buy
2015 How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury POoHtTYDB / 14 Buy
2017 The Wizards of Once POoTWoOB / 1 Buy
2017 Twice Magic POoTWoOB / 2 Buy
2018 Emily Brown and Father Christmas POoEBB / 5 Buy
2018 The Story of Tantrum O'Furrily POoCB / 9 Buy
2019 World of Dragons(By: May Nakamura) POoHTTYDHWB / 1 Buy
2019 Journey to New Berk(By: Patrick Spaziante) POoHTTYDHWB / 2 Buy
2019 How to Train Your Dragon The Hidden World The Movie Storybook(By: Michelle Lam) POoHTTYDHWB / 3 Buy
2019 Knock Three Times POoTWoOB / 3 Buy
2019 Meet the New Dragons(By: Shane L. Johnson) POoHTTYDHWB / 4 Buy
2019 The Night Fury and the Light Fury(By: Shane L. Johnson) POoHTTYDHWB / 5 Buy
2019 Homecoming(By: Patrick Spaziante) POoHTTYDHWB / 6 Buy
2020 The Twins Greet a Great Auk POoTTWAB / 1 Buy
2020 Never and Forever POoTWoOB / 4 Buy
2021 Can Trees Talk? POoTDB / 1 Buy
2021 Do Fish Glow in the Dark? POoTDB / 2 Buy
2021 Do Spiders Have Pets? POoTDB / 3 Buy
2021 Do Koalas Have Fingerprints? POoTDB / 4 Buy
2021 Why Do Stars Twinkle? POoTDB / 5 Buy
2021 Can Animals Walk on Water? POoTDB / 6 Buy
2021 Is the Middle of the Earth Hot? POoTDB / 7 Buy
2021 Why is the Sky Blue? POoTDB / 8 Buy
2021 Little Bo Peep's Library Book POoCB / 10 Buy
2022 Which Way to Anywhere POoWWTAB / 1 Buy
2022 Can Wolves See in the Dark? POoTDB / 9 Buy
2022 Can it Snow in the Desert? POoTDB / 10 Buy
2022 Is There Life at the Bottom of the Deepest Ocean? POoTDB / 11 Buy
2022 Can Butterflies Taste With Their Feet? POoTDB / 12 Buy
2025 Doom of the Darkwing POoHTTYDSB / 1 Buy
2025 Which Way to the Future POoWWTAB / 2 Buy
2025 Which Way Around the Galaxy POoWWTAB / 3 Buy

Cressida Cowell Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Children's Books in Reading Order 10 books / 1988-2021
01 Little Wonder 1988 Buy
02 Don't Do That, Kitty Kilroy! 1999 Buy
03 What Shall We Do with the Boo Hoo Baby? 2000 Buy
04 One Too Many Tigers 2001 Buy
05 Claydon Was a Clingy Child 2001 Buy
06 There's No Such Thing as a Ghostie! 2004 Buy
07 Daddy On The Moon 2005 Buy
08 Little Bo Peep's Troublesome Sheep 2009 Buy
09 The Story of Tantrum O'Furrily 2018 Buy
10 Little Bo Peep's Library Book 2021 Buy
01 The Complete Book of Dragons 2014 Buy
01 Can Trees Talk? 2021 Buy
02 Do Fish Glow in the Dark? 2021 Buy
03 Do Spiders Have Pets? 2021 Buy
04 Do Koalas Have Fingerprints? 2021 Buy
05 Why Do Stars Twinkle? 2021 Buy
06 Can Animals Walk on Water? 2021 Buy
07 Is the Middle of the Earth Hot? 2021 Buy
08 Why is the Sky Blue? 2021 Buy
09 Can Wolves See in the Dark? 2022 Buy
10 Can it Snow in the Desert? 2022 Buy
11 Is There Life at the Bottom of the Deepest Ocean? 2022 Buy
12 Can Butterflies Taste With Their Feet? 2022 Buy
01 Doom of the Darkwing 2025 Buy
01 How To Train Your Viking, By Toothless 2006 Buy
01 World of Dragons(By: May Nakamura) 2019 Buy
02 Journey to New Berk(By: Patrick Spaziante) 2019 Buy
03 How to Train Your Dragon The Hidden World The Movie Storybook(By: Michelle Lam) 2019 Buy
04 Meet the New Dragons(By: Shane L. Johnson) 2019 Buy
05 The Night Fury and the Light Fury(By: Shane L. Johnson) 2019 Buy
06 Homecoming(By: Patrick Spaziante) 2019 Buy
Super Sue Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2003-2005
01 Super Sue 2003 Buy
02 Super Sue at Super School 2005 Buy
01 The Twins Greet a Great Auk 2020 Buy
01 The Wizards of Once 2017 Buy
02 Twice Magic 2017 Buy
03 Knock Three Times 2019 Buy
04 Never and Forever 2020 Buy
01 Which Way to Anywhere 2022 Buy
02 Which Way to the Future 2025 Buy
03 Which Way Around the Galaxy 2025 Buy
01 Hiccup the Seasick Viking / How To Be A Viking 1999 Buy
02 How to Train Your Dragon 2003 Buy
03 How to Be a Pirate 2004 Buy
04 How to Speak Dragonese 2005 Buy
05 How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse 2006 Buy
06 How to Twist a Dragon's Tale 2007 Buy
07 A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons 2008 Buy
08 How to Ride a Dragon's Storm 2008 Buy
09 How to Break a Dragon's Heart 2009 Buy
10 How to Steal a Dragon's Sword 2011 Buy
11 How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel 2012 Buy
12 How to Betray a Dragon's Hero 2013 Buy
13 The Incomplete Book of Dragons 2014 Buy
14 How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury 2015 Buy
01 That Rabbit Belongs To Emily Brown 2006 Buy
02 Emily Brown and the Thing 2007 Buy
03 Emily Brown and the Elephant Emergency 2009 Buy
04 Cheer Up Your Teddy Bear, Emily Brown! 2011 Buy
05 Emily Brown and Father Christmas 2018 Buy

Where to start with Cressida Cowell

What is the best order to read Cressida Cowell books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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