This is the first of two art books behind all the art and animation for How to Train Your Dragon. It's gorgeous and I found myself breathless while turning through a lot of the pages. I like seeing how the images of the character origins, with the books, shifted to become who they each became in the books. I like all the details about the dragons and how they chose what to display in locations, both that worked and had to be retooled to work better before producing the movie.

Definitely gorgeous and recommended to any fan of the series! ( )

After having seen the actual film about a million times, I actually found this book to be quite disappointing. Sure, it has some great examples of preliminary sketches and concept art, and discusses the intricacies of the CG and 3D animation, but when compared to the lush complexities of the visuals from the film the book felt quite flat. ( )

One of my favorite movies and the stunning artwork behind it. Part of me wants to tear this book apart and frame all the images. ( )