The Wizards of Once: Twice Magic: Book 2

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The No.1 Bestselling Series Enter a land of wizards, warriors, mythical creatures and powerful magic in an exciting fantasy adventure from the author of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON. Witches are creating havoc in the Wildwoods and danger lurks behind every tree trunk. Wish is in possession of a powerful, Magic Spelling Book; Xar has a dangerous Witchstain on his hand. Together they can save the Wildwoods from the curse of the Witches but they are separated by the highest wall imaginable, and time is running out ... It was unlikely that these heroes should meet in the first place. Is it possible they are destined to meet TWICE? 'The detail of Cowell's world is a delight ...This one will run and run' The Observer Discover the magic of Cressida Cowell.

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.

For readers who want another story with both words and pictures, Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon and its many sequels about the zany and rollicking adventure of young Hiccup and his friends and their attempts to train their pet dragons is perfect. - theguardian.com With book sales of over seven million, Cressida Cowell knows full well every good story needs a hero - BBC 1 The phenomenally popular Cressida Cowell exhibition (Northumbria University Seven Stories initiative) - chroniclelive.co.uk If you haven't discovered Hiccup yet, you're missing out on one of the greatest inventions of modern children's literature You can't help but be inspired by Cressida - lep.co.uk Award winning British children's author Cressida Cowell has enjoyed more than a decade of success with a series of books about young Viking Hiccup and his faithful dragon Toothless - The Mail on Sunday Cowell is a master of storytelling. The Tata tent, the Hay Festival's biggest venue, was packed...On a profound level, this series celebrates divergence and being true to oneself, teaching children that they don't have to be carbon copies of their parents - Hay Festival of the Arts