New Releases by Cornelia Funke

From beloved, bestselling author Cornelia Funke comes a bright and bold introduction to the world’s extraordinary creatures—perfect for the youngest readers. Also available in Spanish: Seres fabulosos. Dragons, unicorns, and thunderbirds are only a few of the fabulous creatures young children will meet in this book! In this bright and bold introduction to fantastical and magical animals from around the globe, bestselling and celebrated fantasy author Cornelia Funke and illustrator Ruby Warnecke invite children into the fabulous world of myth and legend.

Vengeance awaits in the follow up to the epic, award-winning, New York Times bestselling Inkheart trilogy by internationally acclaimed author Cornelia Funke. At last, the story continues...Five years after the events of Inkdeath, Meggie, Mo, and the people of Ombra lead peaceful lives, their fires warmed by the flames of Dustfinger—the Fire-Dancer. But when Dustfinger spots Orpheus’s glass man within the gates of Ombra, a familiar restlessness begins to haunt him once more. And for good reason... The past five years have been a different story for Orpheus, who has spent his days living a meager and deprived existence, fueled only by his thirst for revenge against Dustfinger and all those who betrayed him. Now, Orpheus has found an unexpected way to seek vengeance against his greatest adversary. He has corrupted an artist to create bewitched portraits that will see the heroes fade to gray. When Dustfinger’s deepest fears come true, he’ll have to figure out whether the words still obey Orpheus. Or if he should be afraid of the pictures this time...

In einer stürmischen Nacht taucht ein unheimlicher Gast bei Meggie und ihrem Vater Mo auf. Er warnt Mo vor einem Mann namens Capricorn. So beginnt das unglaubliche, magische und atemberaubende Abenteuer um ein Buch, das Tintenherz heißt und das Meggie, Mo und ihre Freunde in die zauberhafte, wunderschöne und grausame Tintenwelt führt. Cornelia Funkes »Tintenwelt«-Trilogie ist ein Welterfolg, vielfach preisgekrönt und für das Kino verfilmt. Ein meisterhaftes Erzählwerk voll überbordender Fantasie, schaurig-schöner Spannung, eine Liebeserklärung an das Buch, erzählt in Funkes einzigartig bildhafter Sprache. Der Weltbestseller von Cornelia Funke als Sammelband! Band 1-3 der fantastischen Geschichte um Buchbinder Mo und seine Tochter Meggie. Der Sammelband umfasst die drei Einzelbände: Tintenwelt 1. Tintenherz Tintenwelt 2. Tintenblut Tintenwelt 3. Tintentod

Dragons, myth, and magic unite in the third installment of Cornelia Funke''s bestselling Dragon Rider series. Ben and the Greenblooms must protect a mythical new creature rising from the ocean -- a creature who can bring either light or darkness to whoever it first meets. A new peril has emerged in the world of Fabulous Creatures. One that could cause the disappearance of their kind. Luckily, all of our favorite characters are back--Ben and Firedrake, his wonderful dragon friend, plucky Guinevere and the Greenbloom family, Sorrel the irrepressible brownie, the miniature man Twigleg and a host of new Fabulous Animals and sturdy helpers. But the threat is real and qucikly encroaching. A villian from the family''s past is seeking revenge. And all the while, the mysterious Aurelia, the most fabulous and powerful creature of all, moves across oceans to its final destination, introducing a new underwater world to enjoy.

The thrilling fourth instalment in Cornelia Funke''s internationally bestselling Reckless series The fourth adventure through the Mirror leads to the Far East, where Jacob and Fox finally track down Will, who is travelling with rival hunter Nerron. In spite of his misgivings, Jacob agrees to go with them to the Island of the Foxes, in quest of another magical Mirror. But their search quickly leads them into more peril, and as Jacob seeks security for himself and Fox, he is reminded of a disturbing promise he once made that now threatens everything. Full of fairy tales and legends, old friends and new enemies, The Silver Tracks is the long-awaited fourth volume in the thrilling Reckless series.

First paperback publication of the third book in Cornelia Funke''s internationally bestselling Reckless series. The worlds on either side of the mirror are about to collide. And there''s nothing Jacob can do to stop them. After a perilous encounter with an Alder Elf - an immortal, trick-u00adturning creature to whom he owes a great debt - Jacob must journey back into the enchanted Mirrorworld once again. Together with Fox, his beautiful shapeu00adshifting friend, Jacob has no choice but to follow his brother on the trail of the Dark Fairy, who has fled deep into the East: to a land of folklore, Cossacks, spies, timeu00ad-eating witches and flying carpets. But what exactly is the Dark One running from? Could it be the same danger that threatens Jacob and Fox? The third book in the Reckless series, The Golden Yarn is a thrilling tale of courage and fear, jealousy and forbidden desire; in which love has the power both to save a life - and to destroy it.

Das vierte Abenteuer hinter den Spiegeln führt in den fernen Osten und nach Persien, auf die Inseln der Füchse. Jacob sucht gemeinsam mit Will nach einem Spiegel, von dem Sechzehn, das Mädchen aus Glas und Silber, erzählt hat. Der jüngere Bruder will Rache, der ältere Sicherheit für sich und Fuchs, aber ein Toter hat andere Pläne, und der Spiegel, nach dem sie suchen, gebiert furchtbare Jäger. Band 4 der fantastischen Reckless-Reihe von der Bestseller-Autorin Cornelia Funke.

The complete New York Times bestselling Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke! Meggie''s father, Mo, has an amazing secret - when he reads aloud, words come alive. Suddenly Meggie is living the kind of adventure she has only read about ...

Meggie loves books. So does her father, Mo, a bookbinder, although he''s never read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared. They live quietly until the night a stranger arrives with a warning. The next day, Mo starts packing but won''t tell Meggie why. They must go into hiding. But from what? From whom? Soon, Mo''s secret is revealed. He has the amazing ability to breathe life into stories, to make characters come alive. Years ago, he accidentally released a merciless villain from a book called Inkheart. And now, this hateful criminal is after Mo and his extraordinary gift. Meggie is hurled into the adventure of a lifetime, where the imaginary has become real. It''s up to her to find a way to alter the course of the story that holds them all in its power. Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of the extraordinary events of Inkheart, and the story whose characters strode out of the pages and changed her life for ever. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater, torn from his world of words, the need to return has become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the magical ability to read him back, he sets in motion a dangerous reversal that sees the characters of Inkheart transported to a charmed Inkworld, about to be fought over by rival rebels and princes. Life in the Inkworld has been far from easy since the extraordinary events of Inkspell, when the story of Inkheart magically drew Meggie, Mo and Dustfinger back into its pages. With Dustfinger dead, and the evil Adderhead now in control, the story in which they are all caught has taken an unhappy turn. Even Elinor, left alone in the real world, believes her family to be lost - lost between the covers of a book. But as winter comes on there is reason to hope - if only Meggie and Mo can rewrite the wrongs of the past and make a dangerous pact with death.

Sechsköpfige Drachen und gefährliche Seeschlangen, die sich im Burggraben breitgemacht haben – da braucht ein Ritter schon sehr viel Mut. Und auch der geheimnisvolle Unbekannte beim Ritterturnier ist nicht zu unterschätzen ... Mit Witz und Charme erzählt Cornelia Funke von tapferen Rittern, teuflischen Untieren und schuppigen Scheusalen. In sechs spannenden Geschichten für Erstleser dreht sich alles um echte Helden und aufregende Abenteuer.

The last winged horses are on the brink of extinction. The foals are ill, and Ben - a young dragon rider - volunteers to seek the only cure: a Griffin''s feather. His silver dragon, Firedrake, agrees to help. But Griffins are a dragon''s fiercest enemy, and live far away in the sweltering jungle. A dangerous and exciting adventure begins ...

Las Gallinas Locas y los Pigmeos no pueden creerlo: ¡se van de viaje con el colegio! El viaje no empieza nada bien: la travesía por el mar hasta llegar a la isla es muy agitada y en la granja escuela tendrán que compartir habitación con otras compañeras, ¡qué desastre! Una vez allí, descubren que la isla encierra un misterio: se cuenta que el fantasma de un guardacostas vaga por la playa durante las noches en busca de monedas de oro. Y es verdad que se oyen ruidos y arañazos, y hay huellas que confirman una presencia extraña. Aun así reticentes a creer en los espectros, las Gallinas Locas y los Pigmeos apostarán para ver quién consigue desenmascarar antes al fantasma. ¿Descubrirán quién deambula por las playas de la isla a la luz de la luna?

"Two merpups named Lilly and Fin must escape from the clutches of the humans who want to add them to their collection of rare aquatic creatures"--

Siruela relanza la exitosa serie de las Gallinas Locas, de Cornelia Funke, para que sigamos disfrutando de las aventuras de este genial grupo. Chicas contra chicos + un secreto + una casa vacía = Una gran aventura Todos necesitamos un amigo. ¡Sardine tiene tres! y además son inseparables: Melanie, Trude y Frida. Están cansadas de que la pandilla de los chicos, los Pigmeos, les gasten bromas y se rían de ellas, así que deciden formar su propia pandilla y la llaman las Gallinas Locas. Las cuatro se cuelgan una pluma al cuello como insignia y juntas se lanzan a vengarse de las bromas de los chicos. ¡Las Gallinas Locas no se dejarán vencer por nada ni por nadie!

Auf Burg Dusterberg treibt ein Gespenst sein Unwesen, da ist sich Burgverwalter Theodor Wurm sicher. Allerdings weiß er nicht, dass es sich bei dem Ungeheuer um ein SPUMIDUV - einen Spuk mit dunkler Vergangenheit - handelt. Genauer gesagt um die Blutige Baronin, deren finstere Vergangenheit mit Burg Dusterberg verknüpft ist. Ihr muss dringend das Handwerk gelegt werden! Und wer wäre hierfür besser geeignet als die Gruselexperten Hedwig Kümmelsaft, Tom Tomsky und Hugo, das Gespenst? Doch eine blutige Baronin zu vertreiben, das ist kein Einsatz für Angsthasen und eine ganz neue Spukerfahrung für die Gespensterjäger! Der schaurig-schöne Gruselklassiker von Bestsellerautorin Cornelia Funke ist wunderbar zum Vorlesen und zum Selberlesen ab 8 Jahren geeignet.

Ein schleimiges Gespenst sitzt im Keller! Tom will nur noch eines: flüchten. Doch da bietet ihm die erfahrene Gespensterjägerin Hedwig Kümmelsaft ihre Hilfe an. Als die beiden das Gespenst näher kennen lernen, findet auch Tom es gar nicht mehr so Furcht erregend. Gemeinsam bilden die drei ein unschlagbares Gespensterjäger-Team und übernehmen bald ihren ersten Auftrag: Sie verfolgen eine eisige Spur ... Der schaurig-schöne Gruselklassiker von Bestsellerautorin Cornelia Funke ist wunderbar zum Vorlesen und zum Selberlesen ab 8 Jahren geeignet.

Ein neuer Auftrag für die Gespensterjäger Hedwig Kümmelsagt, Tom Tomsky und Hugo: Sie werden von Hoteldirektor Wichtigmann um Hilfe gebeten. Aus den Wasserhähnen des Hotels "Strandperle" schießt heißes Wasser, die Klimaanlage spielt völlig verrückt und die Gäste werden von unberechenbaren Feuergeistern bedroht! Die drei Gruselexperten glauben, dass sich dieses Problem im Handumdrehen lösen lässt. Doch weit gefehlt: Im vierten Stock des Luxushotels haust eines der gefährlichsten Gespenster, die es gibt: Ein so genannter GRUBLIGEI, ein Grauenhaft Unbesiegbarer Blitzgeist! Jetzt ist guter Rat teuer ...

El libro navideño de Cornelia Funke que se ha convertido en todo un clásico, acompañado de las entrañables ilustraciones de Regina Kehn. Durante una terrible tormenta, el reno Estrella Fugaz se asusta y el carro de Papá Noel cae en medio de la calle en una ciudad. Justo en el peor momento: quedan dos semanas para Navidad y el último Papá Noel verdadero tendrá que detener un malvado plan para acabar con los deseos de los niños. Ayudado por los pequeños Charlotte y Ben, además de unos peculiares duendes, todos juntos lograrán salvar la Navidad.

The beloved and bestselling author of Inkheart returns with a chapter book full of mischief, heart, hilarious illustrations, and pet monsters! Goodbye, earthworms. Hello, chocolate cake! Ruffleclaw is a furry red monster who lives under a toolshed, and he’s sick of eating bugs. When he decides to move in with a family of humans, he climbs right into bed with a boy named Tommy. Tommy wants to keep Ruffleclaw as a pet, but it won’t be easy. Ruffleclaw makes huge messes—he spits, he drinks shampoo, and he eats everything in the fridge . . . along with the plates! Can Tommy teach his monster to behave? Cornelia Funke’s signature touch of imagination and humor delights young readers in her chapter books—Emma and the Blue Genie, The Pirate Pig, and Ruffleclaw.

The beloved and bestselling author of Inkheart brings imagination, adventure, and humor to a swashbuckling full-color chapter book! Who needs a treasure map when you have a pirate pig with a nose for gold? Stout Sam and his deckhand, Pip, find a pig washed up in a barrel on the beach. They want to keep her as a pet, but they soon realize Julie is no ordinary pig. She can sniff out treasure! What happens if Barracuda Bill, the greediest and meanest pirate who ever sailed the seas, hears about Julie’s special talent? Cornelia Funke’s charming and fun chapter books are available to an American audience for the very first time.

A funny galactic adventure from international bestseller Cornelia Funke.

Gobo recibe como regalo de cumpleaños una nave espacial con la que podrá cumplir su sueño: viajar al planeta azul y tener su mascota de dos manos y dos ojos. Pero ésta no desea convertirse en mascota de nadie. Por Cornelia Funke, la autora de la trilogía Mundo de Tinta y considerada por la revista Time como una de las personas más influyentes del mundo. Con ilustraciones de Barbara Scholz. Si eres un pequeño monstruo azul-verde con tres ojos y tu casa está en el planeta Galabrazolus, necesitas urgentemente una mascota... Gobo está festejando su cumpleaños número 200 y recibe de regalo una nave espacial con la cual pretende cumplir su sueño: tener su propia mascota del planeta azul. Y es que todos sus amigos ya tienen una y él no puede ser la excepción. Desde pequeño le han atraído las historias y los monstruos de dos ojos y dos manos del planeta azul. Sin embargo, Gobo descubre que su "monstruo" no quiere ser su mascota. El monstruo del planta azul es un libro que habla de la aceptación en la diferencia, la tolerancia y el respeto hacia los demás. Mediante la fantasía e ilustraciones llenas de color la autora recrea la realidad dando un mensaje a los niños y a los jóvenes.

Eleven-year-old Jon Whitcroft and new friend Ella summon the ghost of Sir William Longspee, who may be able to protect Jon from a group of ghosts that threatens him harm from the day he arrives at Salisbury Cathedral''s boarding school. Includes historical notes.

Lesespaß mit Cornelia Funke: alles von Anna und ihren Freunden Für Anna ist jeder Tag ein Fest! Am schönsten aber ist die große Geburtstagsparty, die sie gemeinsam mit ihrer besten Freundin Marie feiert - im Hof, mit vielen bunten Girlanden, Musik und Schokotorte. Und alle feiern mit: Mama, Papa Titus, Annas Freund David und die anderen Kinder und Erwachsenen, die hier wohnen. Und was macht Anna sonst noch so im Sommer? Ein Picknick in der Sandkiste und dann hilft sie ihrer Mama, ein Gemüsebeet anzulegen - damit alle Nachbarn im Herbst frische Bohnen essen können! Heitere Sommergeschichten aus dem Kinderalltag mit vielen farbigen Bildern!

La vida parece que vuelve a ser apacible en la casa de tía Elinor y en su fascinante biblioteca, o con el regreso de Resa, o con Mo (Lengua de Brujo) de nuevo encuadernando y «sanando» libros enfermos... pero el peligro vuelve a acechar tras las páginas y en el jardín. Meggie, que ha heredado de su padre Lengua de Brujo el don de dar vida a los personajes de los libros cuando lee en voz alta, tampoco será abandonada por la magia en esta aventura... y un nuevo viaje dará comienzo. Meggie partirá hacia el Mundo de Tinta en compañía de Farid con la intención de prevenir a Dedo Polvoriento, pues el cruel Basta y la malvada Mortola no andan muy lejos... Además, por fin conocerá al Príncipe Orondo, a Cósimo el Guapo, al Príncipe Negro y a su oso y el Bosque Impenetrable. Y, cómo no, también le gustaría reencontrarse con las hadas azules, con los elfos de fuego y, como es natural, con Fenoglio, que quizá pueda devolverla al mundo real mediante la escritura. ¿O quizá no?

The masterful conclusion to the epic, award-winning, NYT bestselling INKHEART trilogy by internationally acclaimed author Cornelia Funke.The Adderhead--his immortality bound in a book by Meggie''s father, Mo--has ordered his henchmen to plunder the villages. The peasants'' only defense is a band of outlaws led by the Bluejay--Mo''s fictitious double, whose identity he has reluctantly adopted. But the Book of Immortality is unraveling, and the Adderhead again fears the White Women of Death. To bring the renegade Bluejay back to repair the book, the Adderhead kidnaps all the children in the kingdom, dooming them to slavery in his silver mines unless Mo surrenders. First Dustfinger, now Mo: Can anyone save this cursed story?

The enchanting international bestseller with bonus back matter and a beautiful new cover!Two orphaned brothers, Prosper and Bo, have run away to Venice, where crumbling canals and misty alleyways shelter a secret community of street urchins. Leader of this motley crew of lost children is a clever, charming boy with a dark history of his own: He calls himself the Thief Lord.Propser and Bo relish their new \"family\" and life of petty crime. But their cruel aunt and a bumbling detective are on their trail. And posing an even greater threat to the boys'' freedom is something from a forgotten past: a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.

The captivating sequel to INKHEART, the critically acclaimed, international bestseller by Cornelia Funke--available for the first time in a beautifully designed trade paperback!Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of INKHEART, the book whose characters became real. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater brought into being from words, the need to return to the tale has become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the ability to read him back, Dustfinger leaves behind his young apprentice Farid and plunges into the medieval world of his past. Distraught, Farid goes in search of Meggie, and before long, both are caught inside the book, too. But the story is threatening to evolve in ways neither of them could ever have imagined.

The New York Times–bestselling author of Inkheart and Dragon Rider delivers an \"inventive re-imagining of the knight-in-shining-armor story\" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review). Igraine dreams of becoming a famous knight just like her great grandfather, but the truth is, life at the family castle is rather boring. Until the nephew of the baroness-next-door shows up. He''s got a dastardly plan to capture the castle and claim as his own the wonderful singing spell books that belong to Igraine''s magician parents. To make matters worse, at the very moment of the siege, her mom and dad botch a spell, turning themselves into pigs! Aided by a Gentle Giant and a Sorrowful Knight, it''s up to Igraine to be brave and save the day—and the books! \"Illustrated with pen-and-ink sketches of Igraine in action, plus many tiny tomes sporting stubby limbs and animated faces, this engaging read, or read-aloud, is ''joust'' the ticket for all young fans of non-gender-specific knightly valor.\" — Kirkus Reviews

Después de El jinete del dragón, llega un nuevo bestseller internacional de «la Rowling alemana».Más de 2.500.000 ejemplares vendidos en Alemania, Estados unidos y Reino Unido. Quiénes son de verdad Dedo Polvoriento, Capricornio o Lengua de Brujo lo sabrá la joven Meggie por las respuestas que encuentre en un viejo pueblo de las montañas de Liguria... y también en un libro. Cuando Mo, el padre de Meggie, saluda a un extraño visitante que aparece en su casa, la niña siente que aquella persona emana un peligro, quizá una gran amenaza contra su padre... y entonces huyen al sur, a la casa de tía Elinor, propietaria de una de las más fascinantes bibliotecas que uno pueda imaginar. Meggie descubrirá que los forasteros que misteriosamente aparecen y desaparecen, como aquel visitante nocturno, llaman a su padre Lengua de Brujo, ya que tiene el don de dar vida a los personajes de los libros cuando lee en voz alta. Esta nueva novela de Cornelia Funke es magia, es mágica y es fantástica: es un viaje al mundo de los libros, una gran novela de aventuras y una declaración de amor a los grandes textos universales que cautivan a los lectores. Y también, una lucha feroz entre ficción y realidad, y entre bien y mal.