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Cressida Cowell
Cressida Cowell is the number one bestselling author-illustrator of the How to Train Your Dragon and The Wizards of Once series. How to Train Your Dragon is also an award-winning DreamWorks film franchise. Cressida is an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust, a trustee for World Book Day and a founder patron of the Children’s Media Foundation. She lives in Hammersmith with her husband, three children and a dog called Pigeon. Cressida is the current Waterstones Children’s Laureate (2019-2021).
Website: https://www.cressidacowell.co.uk/
Twitter: @CressidaCowell
Instagram: cressidacowellauthor
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