Hiccup The Viking Who Was Seasick

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Hiccup, The Viking Who Was Sick is an hilarious, heartwarming tale about a little boy facing his fears and getting to grips with the things he hates the most. My son is still too young for Hiccup's later adventures, but this is one of his favorite bedtime stories.

The art is adorable and there is no way to describe how you feel when you first see the characters that make up so much of the How to Train Your Dragon series. Cressida Cowell grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland. Upon seeing that Vikings can get sick and scared, Hiccup starts to feel better and navigates the ship back home, past many marvelous creatures of the sea. Many years later the author would develop the characters of Hiccup and Stoick further into her 12-Book series, geared toward middle-aged and young teen children. How to Train Your Dragon has been one of my favorite stories sense before I could read, when my sister and I would listen to the silly voices narrated on our boom box.An enjoyable book pitched at a much younger audience than ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ but with the same feel. Stoick and Hiccup greet Old Wrinkly on the shore and all realize that yes, Vikings sometimes get scared, but they deal with it, which is what Bravery is. I'm so glad I found this little story on YouTube before starting my journey with this series (which I just received in the mail today). But his biggest fear is having to go to sea, and with the inevitable first voyage fast approaching, Hiccup is very worried indeed.

Poor little Hiccup--he doesn't exactly fit in to everyone's idea of the big and fearsome Viking, with his tiny frame and delicate, polite attitude. My son absolutely loves the How To Train Your Dragon movies and he finally decided that he wanted us to read the books together. In fact, he was a little timid and worried a lot--and what worried him the most was going to sea for the very first time.I'd looked for this in the past, so the library must have gotten in over the last year or something. Cressida loves illustrating her own work, but also loves writing books for other people to illustrate as the end result can be so unexpected and inspiring. He advises Hiccup to find out if Vikings really don't get scared and to try and see that the sea is a dangerous place, but can be wonderful. This is Cressida Cowell's first story of any kind relating to the How to Train Your Dragon Book series, and is about the relationship between father and son.

The whole thing has enough breezy, tongue-in-cheek energy to make this not only one of the more invigorating accounts of dealing with fear but also a humorously offbeat swashbuckler. It is the story of Hiccup's first time out to sea where he goes to find out if vikings are ever frightened. Beautiful, washed illustrations capture the emotion and adventure of the high seas with a softness that will appeal to children and parents, while the bold text tells a remarkable tale that will capture imaginations and drive young readers wild with delight. It was later published in the United States in 2014 under the title How to Be a Viking, by Little, Brown and Company. This wonderfully witty fable will delight all those who have ever faced up to their worse fears and is destined to become a children's classic.However, I wish that the book showed more of an internal struggle or hero-moment when Hiccup makes the decision to take charge. This was actually the first book that started the phenomenal series of 12 books titled HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON. She has a BA in English Literature from Oxford University, a BA in Graphic Design from St Martin's and an MA in Narrative Illustration from Brighton. This is where how to train you dragon all started, there is a lovely introduction explaining how the idea all came about. It tells the story of Hiccup's childhood and if you read it then you will probably understand the How To Train Your Dragon series a little but more.