Podcasts about Cressida Cowell

“How to Train Your Dragon” is one of the most successful children's franchises of all time. A new live-action remake just hit the big screen and author Cressida Cowell, the creator of the original book series, has just released a new spin-off novel, “How To Train Your Dragon School: Doom of the Darkwing.” Cressida joins guest host Gill Deacon to tell us how the fantastical story was partly inspired by her own real-life childhood experiences involving Scotland, a lobster pot and a giant eel, and a 1970s approach to parenting.

Co-executive produced, written, and directed by Dean DeBlois, How To Train Your Dragon is the fantasy adventure film that is a shot-for-shot live-action remake of the 2010 animated film of the same name – itself loosely based on the 2003 novel by Cressida Cowell. On the rugged isle of Berk, a Viking boy named Hiccup defies centuries of tradition by befriending a dragon named Toothless. However, when an ancient threat emerges that endangers both species, Hiccup's friendship with Toothless becomes the key to forging a new future. Together, they must navigate the delicate path toward peace, soaring beyond the boundaries of their worlds and redefining what it means to be a hero and a leader. We break down all things re-imagining the animated film into live-action, the cast, the look of the dragons, and how this version does or doesn't differ from its previous version.

Tonight on Damn You Hollywood!, Mark Radulich and Robert Winfree take flight with the live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon! Based on the beloved DreamWorks animated trilogy and Cressida Cowell's book series, this 2025 reimagining brings Hiccup, Toothless, and the Viking island of Berk into the realm of live-action fantasy.Join us as we break down the casting choices, visual effects, faithfulness to the original, and whether this adaptation justifies its existence or rides on the coattails of nostalgia. Is Toothless still the most adorable dragon in cinema? Did the magic translate? We'll answer all that and more—plus the usual box office analysis, critical response roundup, and plenty of laughs along the way.Disclaimer: The following may contain offensive language, adult humor, and/or content that some viewers may find offensive – The views and opinions expressed by any one speaker does not explicitly or necessarily reflect or represent those of Mark Radulich or W2M Network.Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things:https://linktr.ee/markkind76alsohttps://www.teepublic.com/user/radulich-in-broadcasting-networkFB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSWTiktok: @markradulichtwitter: @MarkRadulichInstagram: markkind76RIBN Album Playlist: https://suno.com/playlist/91d704c9-d1ea-45a0-9ffe-5069497bad59 

Next up, the live-action remake fad continues, although this time, it's not Disney, but Dreamworks dustinf off an existing animated IP for us.HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON125 Minutes, Rated PGWritten by Dean DeBlois, Cressida Cowell, William DaviesDirected by Dean DeBloisSynopsis:As an ancient threat emerges, endangering both Vikings and dragons, Hiccup's friendship with Toothless becomes the key to forging a new future. Together, they must navigate the delicate path toward peace, soaring beyond the boundaries of their worlds and redefining what it means to be a hero and a leader.Can they avoid the live-action track record Disney has been putting together, or can they soar above it all to success?~~~~~You can read more reviews and opinions on our website: https://VSMoviePodcast.com.Please LIKE, SHARE, and FOLLOW us on:Facebook (@vsmoviepodcast) (https://facebook.com/vsmoviepodcast)X (@vsmoviepodcast) (https://x.com/vsmoviepodcast)Instagram (@visuallystunningmoviepodcast) (https://instagram.com/visuallystunningmoviepodcast)Threads (@visuallystunningmoviepodcast) (https://threads.net/@visuallystunningmoviepodcast)BlueSky (@vsmoviepodcast.bsky.social) (https://bsky.app/profile/vsmoviepodcast.bsky.social)YouTube (@visuallystunningmoviepodcast) (https://youtube.com/visuallystunningmoviepodcast)Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our audio wherever you listen to podcasts (https://shows.acast.com/vsmoviepodcast).And please, if you like what we do, consider helping us keep on entertaining you. Find out how on our Contact/Support page (https://VSMoviePodcast.com/Contact-VSMP/). Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/vsmoviepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to Train Your Dragon is only the latest piece in a cultural puzzle that dates back thousands of years. How realistic are dragons, anyway?“While other places have ponies or parrots, we have…dragons.”When you think of modern day animated classics, the first projects that people tend to think of are the titans of Disney/Pixar. But under no circumstances should you sleep on the brilliant people at Dreamworks Animation who have their own share of legitimate masterpieces in the form of the Shrek franchise, last year's brilliant The Wild Robot, and the endlessly impressive How to Train Your Dragon franchise. And when it comes to the central concept of that franchise, dragons, well…the folks at Dreamworks have done it about as well as anybody ever has!Think about it. The use of dragons in storytelling far transcends the “pop culture” label. Forget movies, TV, and animation, there's literature, mythology, and something in our collective unconscious that compels us to keep returning to the familiar imagery associated with them. While we usually associate dragons with a particularly European flavor of fantasy, if you pick any culture or society, you'll probably find a dragon myth or story. That's how pervasive they are.Not only that, but they're timeless! Some of the biggest franchises of not just the last century, but this century, prominently feature dragons. Lord of the Rings, Dungeons & Dragons, Game of Thrones, and yes, How to Train Your Dragon are proof that some old-fashioned concepts never really go out of style. Is it possible that with a slight evolutionary shift we could have ended up with dragons crowding our skies? And why IS the dragon concept so universal, anyway?All this and more in the latest episode of Does it Fly? right here…https://youtu.be/Ww84E8udLrASUGGESTED VIEWING We based much of our discussion in this episode on the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, specifically How to Train Your Dragon, How to Train Your Dragon 2, and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. We hadn't seen the live action remake that's currently in theaters at the time of recording.But while we have your attention, we'd like to direct you to a nearly forgotten piece of dragon-related media. 1981's Dragonslayer is a remarkably dark piece of fantasy from a forgotten period where Disney was experimenting with more adult themes in its work. It's not quite Game of Thrones but there's plenty of gore and some sexy themes that you wouldn't expect. It's also the rare dragon flick that's genuinely scary at times!FURTHER READING Do you want to delve a little deeper into the facts, concepts, and stories Hakeem and Tamara referenced in today's episode? Of course you do! Flying Reptiles?!?While it's natural to think in terms of the pterodactyl when thinking of real world parallels to dragons, those weren't the only flying reptiles of that long ago age. But you might also want to consider a reptile that is still flying around today, the Draco lizard, when you wonder how dragons might eventually evolve. As long as they have hollow bones….Convergent Evolution and Evolutionary BottlenecksHakeem takes us on quite a journey as he tries to explain the processes by which dragons could have evolved. But two fo the key concepts involve evolutionary bottlenecks (which likely influenced human development) and the concept of convergent evolution, which would help explain why dragons were to develop very specific and distinctive traits (check out a bunch of real world examples right here).But What About Fire-Breathing?You might think that a fire-breathing dragon is far-fetched, but we'd like to remind you of the existence of the electric eel, the bombardier beetle, and the spitting cobra, all of which have distinctive self defense mechanisms that are pretty alien to humans. So the idea that a dragon could contain methanogens in its gut that provide the fuel for a fire might not be that far-fetched after all!Read the Books!A quick reminder that the How to Train Your Dragon movies were based on a book series by Cressida Cowell. Check ‘em out!“We have wonder…”That lovely quote from Dean Deblois that Tamara found comes from the documentary special feature, Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2, which covers a lot more ground than just that second movie!The Hero's JourneyAs Tamara points out, if you haven't read Joseph Campbell's The Hero's Journey, that will unlock so many touchpoints in the stories you love that you won't look at your favorite franchise the same way again!WANT MORE FROM DOES IT FLY?For some of our other takes on excellent modern animation, check out our episodes on The Incredibles and Big Hero 6!Need more Does it Fly? fantasy deep dives in your life? We've examined The Witcher and Lord of the Rings in previous episodes!FOLLOW US!Stay in the loop! 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Drachenzähmen leicht gemacht ist ein US-amerikanischer Abenteuerfilm. Es handelt sich um die Realverfilmung der gleichnamigen Buchreihe von Cressida Cowell und des Animationsfilms Drachenzähmen leicht gemacht aus dem Jahr 2010. Der Film kommt heute 12. Juni in die Kinos

Angela and Nick welcome an actor who definitely knows his way around a kitchen. Nick Frost is an actor, comedian and screenwriter and the first (and possibly only) participant in a Dish chop-off! Frost joins us after the release of his new film, How To Train Your Dragon, a live action remake of the hugely popular animated film series, based on Cressida Cowell's books. The movie sees him star as the popular blacksmith Gobber alongside Gerard Butler, Mason Thames and Nico Parker.  You will know Nick Frost from a range of TV and film roles, including the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End) alongside his good pal and long-time collaborator Simon Pegg. Frost also appeared with Pegg in the cult TV comedy Spaced. Other TV and film credits include Attack the Block, Paul, Truth Seekers, Green Wing, The Adventures of Tintin and Fighting With My Family, alongside costar Florence Pugh.  Nick loves life in a kitchen, having worked as a chef before getting into acting. His passion for food is beautifully detailed in his memoir/recipe book, A Slice Of Fried Gold, which is now available in paperback. Having met Angela once before, Frost finally gets to have a full conversation with her (and Nick) over a delicious meal of spicy barbecued lamb with minty tomato & watermelon relish, with Angela marinating the meat overnight for extra flavour. Nick opts for a Fanta, but for wine-lovers our Waitrose experts recommend a glass of PepperBox Shiraz.  At our request, Nick brought his favourite kitchen knife to the record for a demonstration of his chopping skills alongside Angela. Our hosts dig into Nick's passion for great tasting food (and clean surfaces), and get  the lowdown on the world's best pizza, discovered by Nick in Belfast.  You can watch full episodes of Dish on YouTube  All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish We can't all have a Michelin star chef in the kitchen, but you can ask Angela for help.  Send your dilemmas to dish@waitrose.co.uk and she'll try to answer them in a future episode.Dish from Waitrose is made by Cold Glass Productions.

How We Seeez It! Episode 288 How to Train Your Dragon   “You, sir, are playing a dangerous game! Keeping this much raw... viking-ness... contained! There'll be consequences!” Hiccup. In preparation for the new release of live action movie of the same name. We cover the animated movie based on the books of Cressida Cowell. The movie starts a three-movie series as well as several animated TV series. We cover our thoughts on it and there is so much to talk about in this one, so join us for the discussion and don't forget about our cocktails for this episode. Should be some good ones.         As always, mix a drink, have a listen, and let us know what you think. Or if there is something you watched that we might enjoy or a can't miss series. Also please rate and review show on all your favorite podcast apps.   Drinks for the episode: "ᛏᚺᛖ ᚺᚨᛗᛗᛖᚱ ᚺᛁᚲᚲᚢᛈ" ᛒᚨᛋᛖ ᛚᚨᚤᛖᚱ — ᛏᚺᛖ ᚺᚨᛗᛗᛖᚱ • 1 ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚠᚢᛚ ᛟᚠ ᛈᛖᚨᛏᛖᛞ ᛋᚲᛟᛏᚲᚺ • 1 ᚺᚨᛚᚠ ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚠᚢᛚ ᛟᚠ ᛞᚱᚨᛗᛒᚢᛁᛖ • 1 ᛞᚱᛟᛈ ᛟᚠ ᚨᚾᚷᛟᛋᛏᚢᚱᚨ ᛒᛁᛏᛏᛖᚱᛋ ᛗᛁᛪ ᚨᚾᛞ ᛋᛏᛁᚱ ᛟᚡᛖᚱ ᛁᚲᛖ ᛏᛟᛈ ᛚᚨᚤᛖᚱ — ᛏᚺᛖ ᚺᛁᚲᚲᚢᛈ • 1 ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚠᚢᛚ ᛟᚠ ᚱᚨᛋᛈᛒᛖᚱᚱᚤ ᛚᛁᛩᚢᛖᚢᚱ • 1 ᚺᚨᛚᚠ ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚠᚢᛚ ᛟᚠ ᛚᛖᛗᛟᚾ ᛃᚢᛁᚲᛖ • 1 ᚺᚨᛚᚠ ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚠᚢᛚ ᛟᚠ ᛒᛟᚢᚱᛒᛟᚾ ᛋᚺᚨᚴᛖ ᚹᛁᛏᚺ ᚡᛁᚷᛟᚱ ᚠᛚᛟᚨᛏ ᚷᛖᚾᛏᛚᚤ ᚨᛏᛟᛈ ᛏᚺᛖ ᚺᚨᛗᛗᛖᚱ ᚢᛋᛁᚾᚷ ᛏᚺᛖ ᛒᚨᚲᚴ ᛟᚠ ᚨ ᛋᛈᛟᛟᚾ ᚷᚨᚱᚾᛁᛋᚺ ᚹᛁᛏᚺ ᚨ ᛚᛖᛗᛟᚾ ᛏᚹᛁᛋᛏ ᚨᚾᛞ ᛒᛖᚱᚱᚤ ᛋᚴᛖᚹᛖᚱ (translation below) "The Hammer Hiccup" Base Layer — The Hammer -1 hornful of Peated Scotch -1 half hornful of Drambuie -1 drop of Angostura bitters Mix and stir over ice. Top Layer — The Hiccup -1 hornful of Raspberry Liqueur -1 half hornful of Lemon juice -1 half hornful of Bourbon Shake, float gently atop the Hammer using the back of a spoon Garnish with a lemon twist and berry skewer   “Night Fury” 2 oz Blackberry crown royal whisky  1 oz blue Curacao  .5 oz black strap Rum Bar spoon blackberry preserves  Shaken and poured over Ice Topped with C4 energy drink -Frozen bombsicle   Show links: HWSI LinkTree HWSI Facebook Link HWSI Instagram Link HWSI Youtube link !! You can also email the Podcast at the.HWSI.podcast@gmail.com

Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my two stellar guests, Julie and Monica, as we have a severe nerd out over the beauty of animation, good ol' fashion love pairing tropes, and give Monica a lot of spice for her horribly out of line opinions on voice actors (jk we love her, but still) in How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell.   Our Recommendations Arcane created by Riot Games, Christian Linke, & Alex Yee Schitt's Creek written and directed by Dan Levy, Euguene Levy, Michael Short, Kevin White, & David West Road   Find Me Online If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!   About The Show Music composed and produced by Abek Cover art created by Jared Stokes Banner art and background design by IndigoLink Podcast production by Erin Palmer

Michal tvrdí, že tenhle díl podcastu Audinovinky bude skvělý, jeden z nejlepších. A Michal má vždycky pravdu. Až na chvíle, kdy ji nemá… ale ty už si letos vybral, takže mu můžete v klidu věřit. Skvělé audioknihy nové i starší tentokrát umístíme na speciální sinusoidu a průběh zařazování opravdu nebudete čekat. Nejnovější audioknihy Krstný otec - Mario Puzo Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid Muž menom Ove - Fredrik Backman Láska je jen slovo - Johannes Mario Simmel Zasvěcení temnotou - Petr Stančík Operativec: Pravidlo tří zdrojů - Eduard Krainer Hrob mé sestry - Robert Dugoni Zákony lidské přirozenosti - Robert Greene Umenie blízkosti - Ján Hrustič, Monika Kompaníková Poriadok v hlave - Martin Poliačik, Linda Lančová Životné lekcie od neurochirurga - Rahul Jandial The Diary of a CEO - Steven Bartlett Slavomír Pískatý: 20 let kapitánem Jumbo Jetu - Petr Čermák Jan Žižka - Petr Čornej Chci - Gillian Anderson Smlouva s ďáblem - Elizabeth O´Roark Vampýrská akademie - Richelle Mead Tajemství obsidiánu - Petra Martišková Hodinář - Jeffery Deaver Osamělí - Håkan Nesser Kalmann a Spící hora - Joachim B. Schmidt Glatz – Smršť - Tomasz Duszyński Sandokan II: Tajemství černé džungle - Emilio Salgari Večer a jitro - Ken Follett Jak zlomit dračí srdce - Cressida Cowell

Send us a textHow To Train Your Dragon Teaser REACTION! Kathy, Mark and Burk react to the teaser for How to Train Your Dragon, an upcoming American fantasy film written, co-produced, and directed by Dean DeBlois. It is a live-action remake of DreamWorks Animation's 2010 animated film How to Train Your Dragon, which itself was loosely based on the 2003 novel How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell. The film stars Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Ruth Codd, Peter Serafinowicz, and Murray McArthur, with Gerard Butler reprising his role as Stoick the Vast from the animated films.#hottotrainyourdragon #trailerreaction #dragons Cinemondo is excited to announce that co-host, Burk Sauls, book, One Hundred Movies: Burk's Favorite Movies Volume 1, is available on Amazon!  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DML5K363?ref_=pe_93986420_774957520Get early access to these reviews by joining Patreon or our YouTube channel! YouTube Membershiphttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvt8UhKoTahIIRGIwxzUVVA/joinPatreonhttps://www.patreon.com/CinemondoPodcastJoin this channel to get access to fun perks like exclusive content and private Discord channel!:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvt8UhKoTahIIRGIwxzUVVA/joinOfficial Swag https://shop.spreadshirt.com/cinemondoNew videos daily!!Subscribe for the latest movie reviewshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvt8UhKoTahIIRGIwxzUVVA?sub_confirmation=1

In this episode, Alice Thomson and Rachel Sylvester speak to children's book author and illustrator Cressida Cowell known for the How to Train Your Dragon, The Wizards of Once and Which Way to Anywhere book series. She was the Waterstones Children's Laureate from 2019 – 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enter the magical world of children's writer Cressida Cowell. She created the hugely successful How to Train Your Dragon series, which continues to excite children across the globe and has been turned into Oscar nominated animated films. For her latest series, Cressida explores teenage magic and Iron Age warriors. As she works on the illustrations for the second book in this new trilogy, The Wizards of Once: Twice Magic, she gives fellow children's author Michael Rosen an insight into how she creates these worlds.

Happy Lunar New Year to everyone, and welcome to the Year of the Dragon. I can't wait to share today's book, How to Train Your Dragon by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (translated by Cressida Cowell). It's very different from the movie, and worth a listen to the audio book, which you can get for free on Libby . It's a fun read, and has some poignant lessons that animal trainers, in particular, I think will get a kick out of. If you'd like a chance to win a copy of How to Train Your Dragon, AND support ZooFit/Zoo-notable, AND receive bonus material or sneak peaks at future projects, AND be a part of something awesome and amazing, join ZooFit Pride on Patreon.

Based on Cressida Cowell's childhood experiences of living in a remote cottage in Scotland, her How to Train Your Dragon series of books was a wild success, and so naturally Hollywood came calling.The writer/director team of Lilo and Stitch came on board the project, and the whole mythology surrounding the island inhabitants of Berk, and the mythology and biology surrounding its dragon neighbours, was built from the ground up.How to Train Your Dragon not only has the style, the substance, the entertainment value, and a great cast, but also powerful emotional storytelling, focusing on Hiccup, a young man who doesn't quite fit in to traditional Viking standards, and instead prioritises intelligence, kindness, and Toothless, the cutest, most fearsome dragon in the land (anyone with a cat will understand!).How to Train Your Dragon seems to be somewhat forgotten in the plethora of excellent animated movies - not just from DreamWorks, but from other studios too. There's no doubt it deserves the praise, especially for its positive representation of disability.I would love to hear your thoughts on How to Train Your Dragon !CONTACT.... Twitter @verbaldiorama Instagram @verbaldiorama Facebook @verbaldiorama Letterboxd @verbaldiorama Email verbaldiorama [at] gmail [dot] com Website verbaldiorama.comSUPPORT VERBAL DIORAMA....Give this podcast a five-star Rate & Review Join the Patreon | Send a Tip | Buy Merch ABOUT VERBAL DIORAMAVerbal Diorama is hosted, produced, edited, researched, recorded and marketed by me, Em | This podcast is hosted by Captivate, try it yourself for free. Theme Music: Verbal Diorama Theme Song. Music by Chloe Enticott - Compositions by Chloe. Lyrics by Chloe Enticott (and me!) Production by Ellis Powell-Bevan of Ewenique StudioPatrons: Simon E, Sade, Claudia, Simon B, Laurel, Derek, Vern, Cat, Andy, Mike, Griff, Luke, Michael, Scott, Brendan, Lisa, Sam, Will, Jack, Dave, Chris, Stuart, Nicholas, Zo, Kev, Pete, Heather, Danny, Aly, Tyler, Stu, Brett, Philip, Michele and Xenos!

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This episode is a chat with Cressida Cowell, author of the How To Train Your Dragon books, the Wizards of Once series and Which Way to Anywhere. Cressida grew up in London where her Dad, Michael Hare, had significant roles in several well known organisations. In the 1970's Michael bought the island of Little Colonsay, which lies between Ulva and Staffa, which was to become the family's summer home. The island, it's history, topography and setting had a profound affect on young Cressida's imagination and her summers would be spent in a reverie of story making, listening to the tales her Dad would tell her of the people of these islands' past. These experiences lead to Cressida becoming an author, and not just any author. Her works have been translated into 38 languages and sold tens of millions of copies around the world. There are film and tv adaptations of her work. In our time together we talked about her childhood memories of Little Colonsay and the people who helped her family to build their home there. We talk about her father and his love of nature. We explore the impact that the island had on her imagination, and how that lead to her career. Cressida goes on to talk about her maternal Grandfather, Alan Hare, and his experiences in the 2nd World War in Albania and how that generation of people influenced her writing. We then talk about the importance of the natural world and the nature of climate change. I owe a big thank you to my dear friend Colin Morrison for putting me in contact with Cressida. Colin and his family run Turus Mara, which, departing from Ulva Ferry, to my mind, is the best way to see Staffa, Fingal's Cave and to meet the puffins on Lunga for some puffin therapy. See the links in the episode notes for more details. Most importantly of all though at the end of this episode Cressida kindly took the time to answer three questions from Lachlan, one of her young readers who lives in Dervaig, who sent me some questions to ask. Thanks for listening! Episode links and more on whatwedointhewinter.com

In this episode, Krish and Paige from US review Cressida Cowell's The Wizards of Once. In a world where magic is real and Wizards and Warriors have been at war for centuries, Xar and Wish, two unlikely allies, must work together to save the world from an ancient evil. Krish and Paige also share their thoughts on their all-time favourite Cressida Cowell books. Tune in to hear their full review and learn all about this magical story!

It's a children's book special this week! Former Children's Laureate, Cressida Cowell, goes head to head with broadcaster and author Dermot O'Leary. They chat about their latest novels, their passion for getting books into children's hands, a love of history - and - world building! THE BOOK OFF 'The Power Of The Dog' by Don Winslow VS 'The Joy Luck Club' by Amy Tan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bex recently caught up with Cressida Cowell, author of How To Train Your Dragon and the new How To Train Your Hogfly, to see how Cressida is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her iconic series! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we have more sprites then you can shake a magic stick at as we dive into Cressida Cowells "The Wizards of Once" As mentioned in the ep heres a link to the authors lovely mini classes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya96UXiIjgQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdEKvHWahRc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVViY66b8V0 Kick back and enjoy! Send us your thoughts, requests and love to Dogearedpagecafe@gmail.com

TRANSCRIPT HERE   Today we are joined by Lo Nigrosh, IBCLC, childbirth educator and paralympian, and delve into the world of Vikings and Dragons, in the Dreamworks franchise How To Train Your Dragon. Lo shares her experience with limb difference and how she feels represented in the film, as well as the use of prosthetics, and how the town of Berk represents an inclusive society. There's themes of parenting, war, disability acceptance, and Lo also shares with us her experience becoming a Paralympic athlete. Steph shares that How to Train Your Dragon is now her toddler's current obsession and it's all Lo's fault. See Lo in her Bronze Medal with her paralympic teammates HERE! Follow Lo, access her lactation consultant supports, and listen to her brilliant podcast The Milk Making Minutes via the below links!   Book a Lactation Visit With Me Through Insurance www.quabbinbirthservices.com Listen on Amazon Music Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Instagram The Milk Making Minutes Community Group   CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of ableism and ableist tropes, limb loss, breast & body feeding, postnatal mental health. Follow Psychocinematic on Instagram,  Twitter and Tiktok! or join our Facebook Group! Email us at psychocinematicpodcast@gmail.com. Join our PATREON to support us and get sikkkk benefits and bonus content! And check out our NEW WEBSITE     REFERENCES: 'You don't need to dumb down for children in any way whatsoever': Cressida Cowell on her new book, writing for children and Einstein's quotability | BookTrust ‘How to Train Your Dragon′ 3 revisits empowering depictions embraced by amputees - The Washington Post How to Train Your Dragon's Refreshing Approach To Disability - One Room With A View How to Train Your Dragon – Disability Movies How ‘How To Train Your Dragon' Makes Disabilities Normal – arbezlife (wordpress.com) Disabled Representation in the How To Train Your Dragon Film Trilogy (tfurj.com) The Fries Test: On Disability Representation in Our Culture | by Kenny Fries | Medium Well Intentioned: America Ferrera Is Recognizing Her Own Strength and Welcoming Inspiration | Vogue Jay Baruchel Opens Up About Generalized Anxiety Disorder: ‘Very Small' Things ‘Felt Insurmountable' | ETCanada.com   NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback!

In this week's animal training episode of Book Worms, Bex is chatting to author Cressida Cowell on How To Train Your Hogfly! Cressida has been hard at work training all of these fantastic creatures, and after the 20th anniversary of How To Train Your Dragon, she's here with a brand new story set in the universe of dragon training. Author Paul Westmoreland and illustrator George Ermos are also here to tell Bex about their new book, Rudy and the Wolf Cub! Paul and George meet for the first time on this podcast - isn't Bex quite the little matchmaker! Rudy and the Wolf Cub is one of five nominees for the Alligator's Mouth awards, where illustrated fiction books for kids are celebrated. If you're a book lover, keep an eye on the nominees! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode:  John Carpenter coming to your gaming console, I.P. updates in the world of animation, The savior of Toy Story gets stabbed in the back,  PLUS! What does Roman Polanski have in common with Ezra Miller? And listener Ryan calls in… In news: Hat Pod, boonie hat, bucket hat, Hype Beast, water polo, Swim Fan, detention, tardy slip, The Voice, Love Simon, I Tonya, Tonya Harding, Margot Robbie, I Care A Lot, Steve Carrell, Alan Arkin, Briauna, God and the Devil, Harry Potter, Ralph Fiennes, Malignant, John Carpenter, Saber Interactive, Toxic Commando, Halloween, Toxic Avenger, How To Train Your Dragon, Dreamworks, Hiccup, Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Cressida Cowell, Toothless, Ke$ha, Jay Baruchel, America Ferreira Sonny Suljic, Toy Story 2, Galyn Susan, https://kotaku.com/pixar-disney-toy-story-2-saved-susman-laid-off-backups-1850505001 , Lightyear,l Taika Waititi, Ezra Miller, Roman Polanskihttp://www.MCFCpodcast.comhttp://www.facebook.com/MCFCpodcasthttp://www.twitter.com/podcastMCFChttp://www.tiktok.com/middleclassfilmclasshttp://www.instagram.com/middleclassfilmclassEmail: MCFCpodcast@gmail.comLeave us a voicemail at (209) 730-6010Merch store - https://middle-class-film-class.creator-spring.com/Join the Patreon:www.patreon.con/middleclassfilmclassPatrons:JavierListener Stephen: The Maple Syrup DonJoel ShinnemanLinda McCalisterHeather Sachs https://twitter.com/DorkOfAllDorksRyan  CorbinJason  https://www.forcefivepodcast.com/   Brendan BealChris GeigerDylanMitch Burns linktr.ee/MitchburnsJoseph Navarro    Pete Abeytaand Tyler Noe    Streaming Picks:Jeepers Creepers - Prime, Tubi24 Hour Party People - Roku, Hoopla, Tubi, KanopyDeep Water - HuluAcross The Spiderverse - IN THEATERSDungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - Paramount+Juno - Max, DirecTV, Cinemax

Cressida Cowell joins me to talk about The Ogre Downstairs by Diana Wynne Jones, the 1974 fantasy standalone. Cressida is the author of the multi-million selling How To Train Your Dragon series as well as brand new series Which Way to Anywhere. She was also the Children's Laureate from 2019 - 2022. We talk about coming back to the ideas your found intoxicating as a child, the importance of school libraries and why Diana Wynnes Jones made both of us the writers we are. You can find the books we discussed here: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/bookwandering-the-podcastAnd you can find out more about Cressida's Life-Changing Libraries campaign here: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/childrens-laureate/lifechanginglibraries/This is the final episode of series one of Bookwandering, but we'll be back later in the year with series two. The podcast is produced by Adam Collier with artwork by Hester Kitchen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frank and Nadia are shipwrecked on an island and have to finish a pile of children's books before they can even think about leaving. Along the way they chat about the books they are currently reading in their their hammocks, hear a review of some of the best new children's books (via seashell) from Emily Drabble, and are visited by recent Children's Literature Laureate Cressida Cowell, who naturally arrives on the back of a dragon.  Music: The Ukulele Uff Trio Producer: Geoff Bird Books featured: Tyger by SF Said The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo Captain Looroll by Matt Carr Wild Song by Candy Gourlay The Storm Swimmer by Clare Weze Mia and the Lightcasters by Janelle McCurdy I Really Really Need A Wee by Karl Newson   

In this episode, Krish reviews the book "How to Betray a Dragon's Hero" by Cressida Cowell, which is part of the "How to Train Your Dragon" series.

This month we're reading Knock Three Times, by Cressida Cowell, and Wishes, by Muon Thi Van and Victo Ngai. Knock Three Times is the third book of a four part series, but anytime is a good time to jump on board thanks to Cressida Cowell's chatty and unnamed narrator. We praise David Tennant's performance of the audiobook very highly, but you'll want the paper book too, so you can look at the pictures. It's a silly adventure story, it's also surprisingly poignant about the difficult relationship between children and their parents.   Wishes is a fabulously sparse illustrated poem about migration. Inspired by the author's own experience as a little girl in the 1980s, it's also a much broader, more universal story. We both just loved this one. The illustrations are stunning. No notes.   The play Matt mentions is The Beekeeper of Aleppo. And we talked more about Pook's Hill, or the Learning Place for Spectacularly Gifted Wizards, on our schools special back in September. And if you want to hear more audiobook chat, we recommended specific books and narrators at the end of series 5.   What A Wonderful Day is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Shane Ivers of silvermansound.com

The best-selling author of How to Train Your Dragon, Cressida Cowell, explains her love for the Swedish author, Astrid Lindgren. Born in 1907, Lindgren invented the Pippi Longstocking stories to tell to her children during the war years, only writing them down for a publisher years later. Following the immense success of Pippi, Astrid Lindgren went on to write Emil of Lonneberga, Children of Noisy Village and the fantasy novels Mio, my son; Ronia the Robber's Daughter; and The Brother's Lionheart. But it was Pippi who brought her fame and fortune. She was a particular hit in post-war Germany, where it is claimed the stories helped de-nazify the Hitler youth. In the 70s and 80s Lindgren began campaigning on child, environmental and animal rights, influencing Swedish government policy and becoming known as the 'Grandmother of all Sweden'. She is still very much adored there today. Cressida Cowell is a recent children's laureate. Also joining the discussion is Johan Palmberg, Lindgren's great grandson, who recalls. "She had this understanding of what a child might be interested in ... she would be the first one to climb the trees and have the children follow her up" Produced in Bristol by Ellie Richold Image courtesy of Jacob Forsell

This is the fifth episode of The Podgoblin's Hat, with Nina and Dave. You can find it on it's own feed wherever you get your podcasts. This week we're reading the first half of Finn Family Moomintroll. Spring has sprung and the children have discovered a very interesting hat on top of a hill. The hat starts to transform everything that sits inside it, from eggshells, to outlandish words, to Moomintroll himself. Moominmamma is in the mood for a change of scene and leads an expedition to the Hattifatteners' lonely island. Snufkin catches sight of a terrific villain in the heart of a storm. Our theme for this book is ALCHEMY, and we're looking at transformations and all things golden. Also, colonialist fantasies, various masculinities and the first edition of Nina's Botany Corner. Our question this week pertains to Dave's nonmonogamous emotional life (!) so you'll definitely want to tune in for that. Our Spirits of the Moomins are Bluey and Knock Three Times by Cressida Cowell. Our Spirit of the Podgoblin's Hat is Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood].

Nineteen85 is behind some of Drake's biggest songs, from “Hotline Bling” to “Hold On We're Going Home.” And when he's not putting his Grammy Award-winning touch on other people's music, he's making his own as part of the R&B duo DVSN. Nineteen85 talks to Tom about his new album, his love of Jimi Hendrix and what it was like producing some of Drake's most beloved songs. Plus, Cressida Cowell's children's book series “How to Train Your Dragon” has sold more than seven million copies worldwide and has become an award-winning franchise that you've probably seen with your kids… or just by yourself because it's a great movie regardless of how old you are. Cressida tells Tom about the famous franchise and about her newest book, “Which Way to Anywhere.”

K2 O'Hero is a seemingly ordinary boy from a truly extraordinary family - he and his twin sister Izzabird have been sworn to keep their family's history of magical explorers a secret. Not even their infuriating step-siblings, Theo and Mable, know magic exists. They believe K2 to be the most hopeless person they have ever known.But K2 has a secret gift. He draws maps of worlds that are beyond the wildest of imaginations. Worlds with six hundred moons, burning rivers, armoured robots and dark, twisty jungles alive with cannibal plants who hunt by the smell of fear. K2 and his warring siblings are going to have to use this gift to cross over into another world on a daring rescue mission to save the one thing they agree on: their baby sister Annipeck. With a terrible beast and a petrifying robot assassin in their way, they must work together and learn how to be brave - because the future of their family is at stake.In this episode Gregory Dobbs cats to Cressida Cowell about the way her writing and illustration work hand-in-hand in her creative process, how she brings fantasy and reality together to tell real human stories, and her fascination for magical maps from a very early age.

K2 O'Hero is a seemingly ordinary boy from a truly extraordinary family - he and his twin sister Izzabird have been sworn to keep their family's history of magical explorers a secret. Not even their infuriating step-siblings, Theo and Mable, know magic exists. They believe K2 to be the most hopeless person they have ever known. But K2 has a secret gift. He draws maps of worlds that are beyond the wildest of imaginations. Worlds with six hundred moons, burning rivers, armoured robots and dark, twisty jungles alive with cannibal plants who hunt by the smell of fear. K2 and his warring siblings are going to have to use this gift to cross over into another world on a daring rescue mission to save the one thing they agree on: their baby sister Annipeck. With a terrible beast and a petrifying robot assassin in their way, they must work together and learn how to be brave - because the future of their family is at stake. In this episode Gregory Dobbs cats to Cressida Cowell about the way her writing and illustration work hand-in-hand in her creative process, how she brings fantasy and reality together to tell real human stories, and her fascination for magical maps from a very early age.

Philip Reeve, author of Mortal Engines, tells us all about his new book Utterly Dark and the Heart of the Wild plus we listen back to the Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour Jamboree with Jacqueline Wilson, Chris Riddell, Pamela Butchart and Cressida Cowell.

Want to know what to read this month? Our in-house book lovers Sarah McDuling, Ben Hunter and Shanu Prasad sit down to talk about the books you should be checking out in September 2022!   EXPLORE BOOKS MENTIONED Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid | https://bit.ly/3dRT2wD The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman | https://bit.ly/3AoznMk Fairy Tale by Stephen King | https://bit.ly/3wxiLkr The 156-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton | https://bit.ly/3dNZDIl Amari and the Great Game by B.B. Alston | https://bit.ly/3QSynHq Which Way to Anywhere by Cressida Cowell | https://bit.ly/3Ra9Jlq Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus  | https://bit.ly/3blo5zY Who I Am by Melanie C | https://bit.ly/3CpJcfM The Neuroscience of Self-Love by Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa | https://bit.ly/3PJqaDX How to Be Confident by James Smith | https://bit.ly/3AI6xrM The C Word (Confidence) by Mel Schilling | https://bit.ly/3CvNdPC Undoctored by Adam Kay | https://bit.ly/3wsVobS Don't Look Away by Danielle Laidley, Konrad Marshall (As told to) | https://bit.ly/3R7G787 Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Extra Good Things by Noor Murad, Yotam Ottolenghi | https://bit.ly/3QKresC The Italian Home Cook by Silvia Colloca | https://bit.ly/3PPP1pV From Scratch by Fiona Weir Walmsley | https://bit.ly/3Aj0LLH Life Unhurried by Celeste Mitchell, Krista Eppelstun, Katie Gannon | https://bit.ly/3CrHLNX   ENJOY THIS EPISODE? Subscribe to YouTube | https://bit.ly/3GLDvJl Check out our Editorial | https://bit.ly/3myzL1U Twitter | https://twitter.com/booktopia Facebook Group | https://www.facebook.com/groups/booktopiatellmewhattoread    CREDITS  Guests: Sarah McDuling, Ben Hunter & Shanu Prasad Producer: Nick Wasiliev Published on: 2 September 2022 Season: 2 Episode: 55 © 2022 BooktopiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the Old Testament to Captain Underpants, via Jane Austen and pulp fiction, the relationship between the page and the screen is unbreakable. But the journey from book to screenplay can be a long and winding road that is sometimes paved with gold, and often filled with detours and potholes. To get under the skin of literary adaptations, Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones decamped to the Hay literary festival where the book world's biggest names gather to enjoy discussion and sharing ideas. Cressida Cowell, author of the popular How To Train Your Dragon series, talks about the joyful process of seeing her characters come alive in a huge franchise comprising animated movies, TV series and a video game. When her first novel Brick Lane was turned into a film in 2007, Monica Ali was not involved in the adaptation. Now, 15 years later, Monica is writing the screenplay of her latest novel Love Marriage and she talks to Mark and Ellen about the new skills she has learned along the way. After many close calls with producers, Jennifer Egan (A Visit from the Goon Squad, The Candy House) knows about the mercurial nature of having work ‘optioned'. She discusses her favourite literary adaptations and shares a cinematic piece of writing by Arthur Conan Doyle. Also, broadcaster and writer Jeffrey Boakye takes a spin with an 80s classic movie to reveal the deeper issues at play in Dirty Dancing. Producer: Freya Hellier A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

Episode Notes A Special Bonus episode. We repost our review of the winner of Book of the Year - Audiobook: Fiction. Congratulations to the Wizards of Once: Never and Forever by Cressida Cowell as narrated by David Tennant from HODDER CHILDREN'S BOOKS. This episode also contains Cressida's acceptance speech. #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards Please get in touch via email at audiobookishpod@gmail.com or follow us on social media @audiobookishpod. From the British Book Awards website: Never and Forever is the fourth and final book in Cressida Cowell's The Wizards of Once series. Our judges celebrated the return of David Tennant as the voice of the series; his “impish, agile” narration was “masterfully executed”. One judge declared that Tennant is a “reader at the heights of his powers”; it was a “natural match of writer, text and narrator”, added another. Never and Forever reveals the story's hitherto-unknown narrator, which could have been a problem for the audiobook but the publisher found a clever solution. The attention given to the production “conjured a visual world” and an audio experience that was “pure heart from beginning to end”. Never and Forever was Hachette's most pre-ordered audiobook ever, 47% up on previous titles in the series. It is “the benchmark” for kids' audiobooks, the judges agreed Support Audiobookish by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/audiobookish Find out more at https://audiobookish.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-8a93af for 40% off for 4 months, and support Audiobookish.

英国私校读书单（下） 3、4 Just so stories，Jungle Book by Joseph Rudyard Kipling ​ 5. Pippi Longstocking 《长袜子皮皮》by Astrid Lindgren​ ​ 6. How to train your dragon 《驯龙高手》by Cressida Cowell​ 7. Anne of Green Gables《绿山墙的安妮》by Lucy Maud Montgomery​ 8. The Railway Children《铁路边的孩子们》by Edith Nesbit​ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/q-talk23/message

Episode Notes Here is the second of our special episodes breaking down the titles on the shortlist for Book of the Year - Audiobook: Fiction. We discuss Never and Forever by Cressida Cowell, narrated by David Tennant from HODDER CHILDREN'S BOOKS and Careless by Kirsty Capes, narrated by Amber Gadd from ORION FICTION AND ORION AUDIO. To find out more about these titles and the other books on the shortlist head over to: https://www.thebookseller.com/awards/the-british-book-awards?tab=book-of-the-year---audiobook-fiction Thanks to Chloe and the team at the Bookseller for giving us the opportunity to talk about the shortlist. Support Audiobookish by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/audiobookish Find out more at https://audiobookish.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-8a93af for 40% off for 4 months, and support Audiobookish.

The inspiration for the hit trilogy of DreamWorks films is rather different than you might expect. It's still about a boy named Hiccup and his dragon Toothless, but the original has more burping, farting, and Dragonese than the films dared to show -- which is odd because those are the guys what made Shrek. Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Advertise on Overdue See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Mikayla, Roxanne, and special guest host Avalon Robinson to discuss a children's book classic, How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell. Find out just how different the book is from the movie, and why Cressida Cowell is A-OK with that. In fact, she has even called the two properties "cousins!" In this episode, we discuss Avalon's children's book series she wrote about her character, Captain Acorn, and how the book publishing process works. Books By Cressida Cowell Become a Member InterLibrary Loan

In this episode, Peter takes a look at how the How To Train Your Dragon books written by Cressida Cowell, present patriarchy, and the ways in which the titular character Hiccup pushes back against the patriarchal system of the Barbaric Archipelago. If you've ever wondered how dragons can teach us to be a gentler, kinder, and more thoughtful society, then this is the episode for you.Written, Produced, and Edited by Peter Markotsis.Cover Art by Gloria.Music by Julie Wilson.Please check out our new Patreon! You can find it at this link: https://www.patreon.com/DetDelDragonsFollow us on Twitter at @DetDelDragonsInstagram: @determinepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the twelfth and final episode of Blondie's Books, a series dedicated to Middle Grade reading recommendations. Blondie's been asking to join me on the podcast, and we thought December was the perfect time to share her favorite stories so that you, my fellow creatives, can sip samples of fiction perfect for the young readers in your life. Blondie's twelfth choice is Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell. Blondie explains: It is about a young Wizard boy and a young Warrior girl, how they meet, and how they save their world from Witches. (Not the ones from the fairy tales, I can tell ya that)

Prepare the mulled wine and mince pies and hold onto your sleighs! - it's the epic Episode 6 of Double Booked Podcast, a magical Christmas episode of our children's book podcast where everything is possible thanks to the imaginations of co-hosts, best-selling authors Ho-Ho-Ho-Eoin Colfer and Andrew ''St. Nick" Donkin. In this bumper edition of the podcast, our dynamic duo delve into an underrated children's classic 'The Mouse and His Child' by Russell Hoban in Me, Myshelf and I, and discover the secret contents of an unwrapped present that lay unloved for 50 years in Weird Science. In a very special meeting of minds, multi-award winning illustrator PJ Lynch invites Eoin and Andrew into his awesome world of art, which has adorned best-selling titles across the globe including his new release 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' by Clement Clarke Moore. In 'It was Rubbish, But I Loved It' , Christmas presents that did not end up being all they appeared to be is a hot topic of discussion and if that's not enough - get ready for the final writing problem of the year to be solved by Agony Eoin.In this final festive episode of the season, Eoin and Andrew are also joined throughout the show by our special guests from Season 1 of Double Booked - Jonathan Stroud, Jenny Valentine, Cressida Cowell, M.G Leonard and PJ Lynch. Five brilliant children's authors offering their own personal choices for Christmas Book Gifting and telling us what's special about the stories they've chosen. Book yourself a Merry Christmas by joining them now.Have a Merry Christmas from the Double Booked Team.Produced by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin and Seamus Redmond.Sound Editing by Seamus Redmond.Theme Music by Liam Bates.Artwork by Giovanni Rigano.A Silver Fox Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the first episode of Blondie's Books, a series dedicated to Middle Grade reading recommendations. Blondie's been asking to join me on the podcast, and we thought December was the perfect time to share her favorite stories so that you, my fellow creatives, can sip samples of fiction perfect for the young readers in your life. Blondie's first choice is How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell. Blondie explains: It is about a boy named Hiccup that lives on the Isle of Berk. He is starting the Dragon Initiation Test, a test where you catch your very own DRAGON. Cheers!

Liz and Cressida chat about dragons, wizards, the magic of books, reading andwho remembers a lolly gobble choc bomb?Snack Chat: Fruity FlapjacksTremendous book: The Ogre Downstairs by Diana Wynne JonesSee more about Cressida's Waterstones Children's Laureate CampaignLife Changing Libraries https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/childrens-laureate/lifechanginglibraries/Waterstones Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell MBE is the number one bestselling author-illustrator of the How to Train Your Dragon and The Wizards of Once book series. She has sold over 11 million books worldwide in 38 languages. How to Train Your Dragon is also an Academy Award nominated billion dollar DreamWorks film series. She grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland and she now lives in Hammersmith with her husband, three children and a dog called Pigeon.https://www.cressidacowell.co.uk/Produced by Mark Flannery First developed with the assistance of Scholastic Ltd ℗ & © 2021 Liz Pichon ltd. All rights reserved Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Evan leads us in a discussion of Cressida Cowell's 2004 book How to Train Your Dragon, which launched a series of highly successful movies. We also discuss the new teaser trailer for Stranger Things, the SN15 Starship test flight, and the new Star Wars animated show titled The Bad Batch.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Trent Dalton explains the concept of sky whispering, Booker shortlisted author Maaza Mengiste and Cressida Cowell's charmed childhood summers on a Viking island.

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Today, we round out 2016 with the incredible Cressida Cowell. You're welcome. If you're unaware, Cressida is the author of the How to Train Your Dragon series of books, upon which the massively successful Dreamworks films are based. On this episode, we talk about her childhood experiences on an uninhabited island, her own "uninhabited island" in her backyard where she writes, David Tennant, the changes made to her characters and story for the films, and how it feels to finally be moving on from Hiccup and Berk after more than 12 years.