{"id":10368,"date":"2026-06-29T09:49:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/?post_type=lr_article&#038;p=10368"},"modified":"2026-06-29T09:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:49:39","slug":"books-like-how-to-train-your-dragon","status":"publish","type":"lr_article","link":"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/articles\/books-like-how-to-train-your-dragon\/","title":{"rendered":"Books Like How to Train Your Dragon (for the dragon-obsessed)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your child has just torn through Cressida Cowell&#8217;s How to Train Your Dragon (and watched the films), you&#8217;ll know how great these books are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A scrawny Viking boy called Hiccup, a small naughty dragon, big laughs, and a friendship that turns the runt of the village into the hero of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So when your 7-9 year old looks up and asks for more, the obvious answer is &#8220;read the next one&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes that&#8217;s exactly right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But sometimes they want the same kind of vibe but a different dragon to fall for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I&#8217;ve pulled together some books like How to Train Your Dragon. These are funny, adventurous, big-hearted, and full of dragons you&#8217;ll all adore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They sit alongside the rest of <a href=\"\/littlereads\/fantasy-books\/\">our fantasy books<\/a>, but these five are the ones I&#8217;d hand over first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And why do books like How to Train Your Dragon get us hooked?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What made Hiccup everyone&#8217;s best friend is the secret ingredient to the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And here are some other things these books do exceptionally well:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There&#8217;s the bond, a child and a dragon who properly belong to each other.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There&#8217;s the humour, the kind that makes a 7 year old snort.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And there&#8217;s the underdog, the small clever one who isn&#8217;t the strongest in the room and wins anyway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find a book with those three things and you&#8217;re most of the way there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the picks below are more funny, some are more adventure, one is a real step up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve flagged which is which so you can match the mood your child&#8217;s in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Five dragon books to read after Hiccup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd<\/h3>\n\n\n<a class=\"lr-bookpill\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/the-boy-who-grew-dragons\/\" aria-label=\"View The Boy Who Grew Dragons in the library\"><div class=\"lr-bookpill__cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1737619314_6791f77203602-195x300.jpg\" class=\"lr-bookpill__cover-img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1737619314_6791f77203602-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1737619314_6791f77203602.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"lr-bookpill__body\"><p class=\"lr-bookpill__title\">The Boy Who Grew Dragons<\/p><div class=\"lr-bookpill__meta\"><span>Andy Shepherd<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Age 7<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Fantasy<\/span><\/div><\/div><span class=\"lr-bookpill__chev\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rsaquo;<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tomas finds a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandad&#8217;s garden and barely gives it a second glance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then he takes the odd fruit indoors and a tiny dragon hatches out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a dragonfruit tree, and Flicker is now Tomas&#8217;s very own dragon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trouble is, dragons are wonderful and completely unpredictable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flicker sets fire to the toothbrush and leaves Tomas&#8217;s pants dangling off the TV aerial, so Tomas has to learn to look after him fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then more dragonfruits start to appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the closest match with a mix of a real dragon bond and proper laugh-out-loud chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s pitched right at 7, with shortish chapters and Andy Shepherd&#8217;s lovely warmth running through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dragon Storm: Tomas and Ironskin by Alastair Chisholm<\/h3>\n\n\n<a class=\"lr-bookpill\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/dragon-storm-tomas-and-ironskin\/\" aria-label=\"View Dragon Storm &#8211; Tomas and Ironskin in the library\"><div class=\"lr-bookpill__cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1684755585051-196x300.jpeg\" class=\"lr-bookpill__cover-img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1684755585051-196x300.jpeg 196w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1684755585051.jpeg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"lr-bookpill__body\"><p class=\"lr-bookpill__title\">Dragon Storm &#8211; Tomas and Ironskin<\/p><div class=\"lr-bookpill__meta\"><span>Alastair Chisholm<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Age 7<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Fantasy<\/span><\/div><\/div><span class=\"lr-bookpill__chev\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rsaquo;<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tom never knew dragons were real, until he&#8217;s taken to the Guilda training ground for young dragonseers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now he and his dragon, Ironskin, have to bond, work out what Ironskin&#8217;s power actually is, and train to be heroes together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Ironskin vanishes, and Tom starts to wonder whether he&#8217;s a real dragonseer at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can he bring Ironskin back? And do it fast enough to save his kingdom?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your child loved the idea of being chosen by their own dragon and learning the ropes together, this one&#8217;s for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a little more adventure-driven than funny, with quests and stakes, and it&#8217;s built for newish readers finding their feet in longer stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s a whole Dragon Storm series too, each book following a different child and their dragon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Dragonsitter&#8217;s Island by Josh Lacey<\/h3>\n\n\n<a class=\"lr-bookpill\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/the-dragonsitters-island\/\" aria-label=\"View The Dragonsitter&#8217;s Island in the library\"><div class=\"lr-bookpill__cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1715002530_6638dca20ce6f-194x300.jpg\" class=\"lr-bookpill__cover-img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1715002530_6638dca20ce6f-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1715002530_6638dca20ce6f.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"lr-bookpill__body\"><p class=\"lr-bookpill__title\">The Dragonsitter&#8217;s Island<\/p><div class=\"lr-bookpill__meta\"><span>Josh Lacey<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Age 6<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Fantasy<\/span><\/div><\/div><span class=\"lr-bookpill__chev\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rsaquo;<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eddie is dragonsitting again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This time he&#8217;s minding Uncle Morton&#8217;s Scottish island as well, and things are decidedly odd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The local sheep keep vanishing, and Eddie&#8217;s sure he&#8217;s spotted a mysterious creature lurking in the loch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Could there be something more than dragons living out there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It looks like Eddie&#8217;s in for a beastly surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The whole thing is told as a string of emails between Eddie and his uncle, which makes it quick, daft and easy to dip into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s the lightest read here and suits a slightly younger or less confident 7 year old, with a string of other Dragonsitter books to race through after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sky Dragon: Brave the Storm by Anh Do<\/h3>\n\n\n<a class=\"lr-bookpill\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/sky-dragon-brave-the-storm\/\" aria-label=\"View Sky Dragon &#8211; Brave the Storm in the library\"><div class=\"lr-bookpill__cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1686215301014-194x300.jpeg\" class=\"lr-bookpill__cover-img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1686215301014-194x300.jpeg 194w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1686215301014-662x1024.jpeg 662w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1686215301014-768x1189.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1686215301014-992x1536.jpeg 992w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1686215301014-1323x2048.jpeg 1323w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1686215301014.jpeg 1654w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"lr-bookpill__body\"><p class=\"lr-bookpill__title\">Sky Dragon &#8211; Brave the Storm<\/p><div class=\"lr-bookpill__meta\"><span>Anh Do<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Age 7<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Fantasy<\/span><\/div><\/div><span class=\"lr-bookpill__chev\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rsaquo;<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amber has got used to a strange double life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She can summon her insect friends and transform into Skydragon the moment trouble appears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then her powers just stop working, and she&#8217;s plain old Amber again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With new friends counting on her and an old enemy circling back, she has to find a way to get her powers back before it&#8217;s too late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anh Do writes in short, fast chapters packed with action and illustrations, so the pages fly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It reads almost like a comic in places, which is exactly why it goes down so well with this age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plenty more Sky Dragon books follow Amber&#8217;s adventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dragon Daughter by Liz Flanagan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the island of Arcosi, dragons and their riders once ruled the skies, but now they&#8217;re only stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then Milla, a servant girl, witnesses a murder and ends up caring for the last four dragon eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has to keep them hidden as tensions rise across the city, all while suspecting that the island&#8217;s ruler, Duke Olvar, is not who he claims to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keeping the eggs safe means risking everything she loves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dragon Daughter is a touch older and meatier than the others, with a girl at its heart and a proper dragon-egg bond at the centre of the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;d give it to a confident 7-9 year old who wants more plot and a bit more weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s the natural bridge between these and the step-up below, and it sits nicely beside something like <a href=\"\/littlereads\/articles\/books-like-warrior-cats\/\">books like Warrior Cats<\/a> if your child is drawn to animal-fantasy bonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ready for something more advanced<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No Such Thing as Dragons by Philip Reeve<\/h3>\n\n\n<a class=\"lr-bookpill\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/no-such-thing-as-dragons\/\" aria-label=\"View No Such Thing as Dragons in the library\"><div class=\"lr-bookpill__cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1737455664_678f7830a446d-196x300.jpg\" class=\"lr-bookpill__cover-img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1737455664_678f7830a446d-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1737455664_678f7830a446d.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"lr-bookpill__body\"><p class=\"lr-bookpill__title\">No Such Thing as Dragons<\/p><div class=\"lr-bookpill__meta\"><span>Philip Reeve<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Age 9<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Fantasy<\/span><\/div><\/div><span class=\"lr-bookpill__chev\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rsaquo;<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ansel&#8217;s new master, Brock, slays dragons for a living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He claims he&#8217;s hunted the monstrous worms right across Christendom and has the scars to back it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Ansel suspects Brock is just a clever trickster in shining armour, because Ansel is certain there&#8217;s no such thing as dragons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what exactly is the man-eating creature lairing in the crags of Dragon Mountain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two of them have to climb the ice face to find out the terrifying truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the step up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a standalone, more literary than the rest, with a darker edge and a clever twist of an idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;d save it for a confident 9 year old who&#8217;s outgrowing the lighter dragon stories and wants something that asks a bit more of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re weighing up where to take a strong reader next, our guide on <a href=\"\/littlereads\/articles\/what-to-read-after-harry-potter\/\">what to read after Harry Potter<\/a> picks up that thread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Or just more Hiccup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, some children don&#8217;t want a substitute at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They want more Hiccup, more Toothless, more of that exact world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good news! There&#8217;s loads more to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/littlereads\/our-library\/how-to-twist-a-dragons-tale\/\">How to Twist a Dragon\u2019s Tale<\/a> is a cracking later one, with a stolen Fire-Stone, an erupting volcano and a hatch of Exterminator Dragons for Hiccup to deal with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cressida Cowell wrote plenty of these, so there&#8217;s a whole run of adventures left to work through before you need anything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And when you do, you might fancy <a href=\"\/littlereads\/articles\/books-like-magic-tree-house\/\">books like Magic Tree House<\/a> for more adventure-fantasy at the same age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More dragons than you can shake a sword at<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Little Reads is a hand-picked library of 3,000+ books for children aged 5 to 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A free account gives you 100+ free books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full access is \u00a37.99 a month after a 7-day free trial. 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