Cressida Cowell

Children's Author

Birthday April 15, 1966

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace England

Age 58 years old

#44,103 Most Popular

About

Children's novelist who penned the How to Train Your Dragon book series. She also collaborated with artist Neal Layton on the popular Emily Brown series.

Before Fame

She studied English at Keble College, Oxford and later trained at both St. Martin's School of Art and Brighton University. She published her first How to Train Your Dragon book in 2003.

Trivia

She was honored with the Nestle Children's book award for her work, That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown.

Family Life

She had three children, Maisie, Clementine and Alexander, with her husband, Simon.

Associated With

She wrote How to Train Your Dragon, which was turned into an animated film featuring the voice acting of Jay Baruchel .