Hiccup is a small and lonely Viking who lives in a 'fierce and frosty land'. He is quiet and polite and afraid of many things - unlike the other children. His father is Stoick the Vast, and when Hiccup tells him he is afraid to go to sea, Stoick roars with laughter and sings his Viking song. Hiccup goes to see Old Wrinkly, who wisely says that Hiccup must go to sea himself to find out if Vikings are ever afraid. So, next Tuesday Hiccup sets out with Stoick and the others and is promptly seasick. But when a storm hits, it is the rough and tough ones who are sick and fearful, while Hiccup steers the boat safely home. This is a special book in both words and pictures. The vivid colours and expressive faces tell it all, and Stoick's Viking song is a treat.