The Day of the Dreader
How to Train Your Dragon Series
A World Book Day 2012 exclusive short story in the 'How to Train Your Dragon' series. The Isle of Berk is being stalked by a deadly sea dragon called the BIG DREADER, fires are ravaging the forests and the Hairy Hooligans are trapped on the island without any food! All except Toothless who has found a stash of eggs that he plans to keep all to himself... But not if the BIG DREADER has anything to do with it!
About the How to Train Your Dragon Series
Books in series order
- 1.How to Train Your Dragon(2003)
- 2.How to Be a Pirate(2004)
- 3.How to Speak Dragonese(2005)
- 4.How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse(2006)
- 5.How to Twist a Dragon's Tale(2007)
- 6.A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons(2008)
- 7.How to Ride a Dragon's Storm(2008)
- 8.How to Break a Dragon's Heart(2009)
- 9.How to Steal a Dragon's Sword(2011)
- 10.How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel(2012)
- 11.How to Betray a Dragon's Hero(2014)
- 12.How to Fight a Dragon's Fury(2015)
- +The Day of the Dreader(2012)
- +The Incomplete Book of Dragons(2014)
Reading age: 7+ years
I was not the sort of boy who could train a dragon with a mere lifting of an eyebrow. I was not a natural at the Heroism business. I had to work at it. This is the story of becoming a Hero the Hard Way.
Hiccup tackles the chore of training the stubborn creature, which leads to some fresh, funny dialogue between the two (Hiccup has the rare ability to speak "Dragonese"). Short chapters, clever slapstick, kid-pleasing character names (Fishlegs, Dogsbreath, and the Duhbrain, to name a few) and goofy, childlike drawings will keep even reluctant readers turning pages and chuckling as they go.