Movie · 2010
Is How to Train Your Dragon based on a book?
Quick answer
Yes. How to Train Your Dragon is based on the book How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell (2003).
How to Train Your Dragon is book 1 of the How to Train Your Dragon series.
The movie was released in 2010.
The book behind How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
by Cressida Cowell · first published 2003 · fantasy
Children book by Cressida Cowell.
How to Train Your Dragon: books in order
- How to Train Your Dragon (2003)
- How to Be a Pirate (2004)
- How to Speak Dragonese (2005)
- How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse (2006)
- How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale (2007)
- A Hero’s Guide to Deadly Dragons (2007)
- How to Ride a Dragon's Storm (2008)
- How to Break a Dragon's Heart (2009)
- How to Steal a Dragon's Sword (2011)
- How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel (2012)
- How to Betray a Dragon's Hero (2013)
- How to Fight a Dragon's Fury (2015)
Other adaptations of How to Train Your Dragon
- How to Train Your Dragon (film, 2025)
Common questions
Is How to Train Your Dragon based on a book?
Yes. How to Train Your Dragon is based on the book How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell (2003).
Who wrote the book How to Train Your Dragon is based on?
How to Train Your Dragon was written by Cressida Cowell and first published in 2003.
Is How to Train Your Dragon part of a series?
Yes, it is book 1 in the How to Train Your Dragon series.
Should I read the book before watching?
Start with How to Train Your Dragon, book 1 of How to Train Your Dragon. If you like knowing the full story and characters first, read it before you watch. Adaptations often change or cut plotlines, so the book is a different experience even if you've seen the movie.
More screen adaptations of Cressida Cowell's books
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (film, 2019)
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (film, 2014)
- DreamWorks Dragons (TV, 2012)
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (film, 2027)
- Gift of the Night Fury (film, 2011)