Hodder Children's Books
Hodder Children's Books
Hodder Children's Books
Come with me if you dare, and take the Which Way to Anywhere . . .
Hold on tight for an out-of-this-world new adventure from the No.1 bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon and The Wizards of Once.From the bestselling author of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON comes an out-of-this-world new series packed with epic adventure, thrilling space travel and forbidden Magic.
'Wild magic . . . fabulous' Guardian
'thrill-packed, highly imaginative' The Times
'secrets and lies, monsters and magic' Daily Mail
There is no Magic here on Earth. At least, that's what you've been told . . . But in an ordinary-looking house in an ordinary-looking village, live a group of children who are about to uncover a secret.
When 11-year-old K2 O'Hero discovers he has a Magical gift allowing him and his siblings to travel to alternative worlds (yes, there really are alternative worlds out there), some very weird things start happening. And when someone they love is in danger, the children must set off on a rescue mission to a planet on the other side of the Galaxy . . .
A family with a Magical secret . . .
A child with a powerful Gift . . .
A story that is OUT OF THIS WORLD . . .
WARNING: Contains Dangerous Space Travel and Very Illegal Magic
The Magic of Reading: Enchanting Stories That You'll Love Too
The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell | Narrated by David Tennant
Cressida Cowell was the Waterstones Children's Laureate (2019-2022). 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 42 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.