Which Way to Anywhere: From the No.1 bestselling author of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

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I can always rely on Cowell's characters to do the impossible, all the while reminding us that we can do the impossible ourselves if we only try. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around September 19, 2023. Which Way to Anywhere is a step away from the norm for Cressida Cowell (I know this as my children have read all her books multiple times) as there is a science fiction element that I’ve seen before in her works.

And if she finds the long-lost Forever Fern before the twins, both Jungledrop and our world will crumble.

This is a wonderful read, and a book that effortlessly holds the reader's attention, while transporting them to other worlds for a hilarious, eventful and occasionally quite scary journey. I love how the beautiful line drawn illustrations that covered the pages of her Wizards of Once series have continued in her new book as I really feel they give another dimension to the story. Which Way to Anywhere will be the first book in a new series for 8-14 year olds who love lots of action, fantastical adventures, exploring new worlds, incredible inventions, living maps, and giant robot assassins! The characters are all quirky in their own way, my favourite being K2 who has always been overshadowed by his loud, feisty twin sister Izzabird.

I hate to say, but really when all this book has is 4 kids, an evil force that they only encounter once and an illegal piece of paper; it's just a pile of words.Lots of time is spent on the fantastical other worldly parts of the story, and while Cressida excels at writing the fantastical, I feel like a lot of the emotional character-driven aspect was lost. The author narrates the book herself, and it's a fully produced recording complete with sound effects. When previously we travelled to fantastical historicalish settings, then this time we get a bit more sci-fi'ish vibes. Readers are dragged straight into a thrilling adventure story from the very first page with Cressida Cowell’s ultra welcoming text and inviting illustrations.

Mafalda is a nine-year-old girl who knows one thing: some time in the next six months her sight will fail completely. It has laughs, silliness, seriousness, a diverse blended family, a shy boy with a secret gift, an environmental message, magical maps of other worlds, monstrous beasts, a robot assassin, a pacey plot and Cowell's trademark riotous drawings.It's clear after reading Cressida Cowell's latest book, Which Way to Anywhere, that the limits of her imagination know no bounds.