The children of Newton Prep and St George’s primary schools in Battersea, south London, know a kindred spirit when they see one.
Cressida Cowell may be a middle-aged multi-millionaire but as the pupils watch the wide-eyed author and illustrator delight in ganging up on the teachers – her arms outstretched and voice squeaking with wonderment – they immediately understand whose side she is on.
“Children are the most creative people in the whole world,” she enthuses. “Because they don’t know the rules yet!”
By the time she orders all the adults in the assembly hall to cover their ears so she can deliver a lesson in Dragonese (the language she invented for her wildly successful How To Train Your…
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