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Friday, 6 July, 2018
Cornelia and the Sea Lions
My foundation RIM OF HEAVEN has been supporting the California Wildlife Center since May. The pictures show you how they invited me to release one of two sea lions, which had received all the necessary treatment and care in the center, back to the wild.
I also watched while they an injured hawk was taught to fly again and how elephants seals returned to the ocean.
They are, by the way, much more hesitant to do so than the sea lions are. 
Saturday, 23 June, 2018
Dragon Rider - The Opera
On 22 June, the Luebeck Theatre presented the world premiere of the opera adaptation of Cornelia’s Dragon Rider story. The company received standing ovations and we have beautiful photos for you...
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One Week After
Last Tuesday was World Environment Day. Actually, every day should be World Environment Day. This year's theme was 'beat plastic pollution'...
Read moreFriday, 8 June, 2018
The Glass of Lead and Gold
Pushkin Press will publish a new story by Cornelia in September.
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Saturday, 21 April, 2018
Today is Earth Day
Maybe yesterday's Google Doodle caught your eye...
Read moreWednesday, 4 April, 2018
The Wild Chicks are about to "land" in the United States
Breathing Books will republish Cornelia's entire Wild Chicks series. The books about the adventures of a gang of five girls and their sometimes more, sometimes less adverse boys' gang - the Piranhas, are very, very popular in Germany. The first two of the series - The Wild Chicks and The Wild Chicks: Class Trip - will come out in the US in May 2018.
Sunday, 1 April, 2018
Hoppy Easter everybody!
Have a relaxing time with your families and friends.
Happy chocolate egg hunting!
Insa and Guesty
Wednesday, 7 March, 2018
A Parcel from the Jane Goodall Institute Germany
In preparation for our upcoming conservation area on Cornelia's website, we contacted the Jane Goodall Institute Germany, because we would like to introduce Jane's impressive life and work to you. Look what they sent us...
Read moreTuesday, 13 February, 2018
May we introduce...
... the Funke Farm Friends. Last autumn, Cornelia moved to an old avocado farm. Look who has moved in with her 
Thursday, 25 January, 2018
Inkheart in Taiwan
In 2017, the Department of German at the National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology adapted "Inkheart" for the stage. Go to our film/theatre section, where you will find the video and more pictures of the stage premiere.
Read moreMonday, 1 January, 2018
HAPPY NEW YEAR
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING A NEW WEBSITE YEAR WITH YOU ALL 
Sunday, 24 December, 2017
A merry little Xmas to all of you!
Have a beautiful time with your family and friends, and catch the last Yule light on Cornelia's website
Wednesday, 22 November, 2017
Our New Writing Workshop
From today, you will find a little writing workshop hidden behind the typewriter on Cornelia's shelf (your stories are of course still there). The workshop includes tips, exercises, and a dictionary, and there will be more to come. It will also be the future "venue" for our writing competitions. Let us know, if you have any wishes for the workshop and how you like it. Enjoy browsing
Thursday, 16 November, 2017
Niklas Goodfellow jumps from stage onto big screen
The famous German Augsburg puppet theatre brings its stage version of Cornelia's "When Santa Fell To Earth" to cinemas in Germany and German-speaking countries
Read moreTuesday, 31 October, 2017
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Halloween and pumpkin.
They just belong together.
But why is that?
Read moreMonday, 9 October, 2017
Don't Say Anything Now
In September, Cornelia "answered" questions in a very different sort of interview
Read moreSaturday, 16 September, 2017
Breathing Books Blog
Cornelia's publishing company Breathing Books started a blog! Check out news about Cornelia, the latest works-in-progress, reviews, and more, here: http://www.breathing-books.com/blog
Monday, 11 September, 2017
Reckless app now available for both iPhone and iPad
Cornelia's Reckless app is now available for iPhones as well as iPad! If you haven't already seen it, the Reckless app is an expansion on the Reckless series and includes fourteen new stories that take place behind the mirror! Cornelia about the app: "The Mirada magicians have brought my stories to life. For the first time you will experience the stories exactly like I imagined them. What’s so beautiful about it is that both modern technology as well as traditional crafts are used to tell those stories.“
Wednesday, 30 August, 2017
Cornelia's background music
Does Cornelia like it quiet when she writes or does anything accompany her?
Read moreMonday, 28 August, 2017
Just...
... found this in my post box.
Cornelia's new picture book "Fabers Reise" (Faber's Journey") has just arrived! I have already browsed through the pages ...
Read moreWednesday, 19 July, 2017
Dragon cake for the queuers
Within the scope of the exhibition Cornelia Funke. Zauberwelten at the Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Cornelia gave a reading from her book "Dragon Rider". We took some happy photos of little Cornelia Funke book lovers at the following book signing. Enjoy...
Read moreTuesday, 18 July, 2017
Cornelia Funke. Zauberwelten
Until 27 August, the Kunsthalle Karlsruhe presents a selection of Cornelia's illustrations and beyond. In July, Cornelia arrived from LA to see what the museum team has so fantastically accomplished.
Read moreSunday, 2 July, 2017
"The Griffin's Feather"...
... is Waterstones' Children's Book of the Month!
Cornelia's comment on Twitter: "I am dancing with dragons to celebrate! A humbled bow and happy hum from Malibu!"
Friday, 30 June, 2017
Dragon Rider: The Griffin's Feather...
... will be published in July!
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Cornelia's favourite books
Many of you keep asking about Cornelia's personal story faves. Take a look into her "Treasure Chest" ...
Read moreSaturday, 10 June, 2017
Constantin Film adapting Dragon Rider
So many of you have been asking to make Dragon Rider into a movie. Now it is official and production has begun on the animated adventure Dragon Rider. We promise to keep you posted.
Thursday, 2 March, 2017
The Book No One Ever Read
Cornelia's new picture book "The Book No One Ever Read" will be published on May 14!
Read moreTuesday, 7 February, 2017
Breathing Books Club
Cornelia's publishing company has a "Breathing Books Club" in the works - they will be using a private Facebook group to gather fans and read Cornelia's books together, starting with the Reckless series. Since so many of her fans re-read her novels, they thought that would be a fun way to get some of them engaged with each other. The plan is to read a few chapters a week, to post "quizzes" with prizes for the winners, and to include other fun tidbits. Please message Breathing Books on Facebook if you are interested.
Wednesday, 18 January, 2017
Have you spotted our Blogger's Corner yet?
Have a look at our book shelf on the right side. The "Blogs" mobile will take you to a selection of some gorgeous book blogs. Breezy, brainy, bookish
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Sunday, 1 January, 2016
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING A NEW WEBSITE YEAR WITH YOU ALL
Saturday, 24 December, 2016
Merry Christmas....
...., Frohe Weihnachten, Feliz Navidad from my Tree House in Malibu! Cornelia
Tuesday, 15 November, 2016
Firedrake on stage
The German Wuppertal Theatre for Young Audiences presents a fabulous pre Xmas stage adaptation of Cornelia's story "Dragon Rider". For more information, go to our Film and Theatre shelf.
Tuesday, 11 October, 2016
Knitted Underwater Heroes
In May 2017, Cornelia's underwater adventure story "Lilli and Fin are swimming to America" will be published by RandomHouseKids. Next to Cornelia's original illustrations, the book will include pictures of some charming knitted dolls by Rabbit Hole Knits designer Sara Elizabeth Kellner.
Read moreSaturday, 17 September, 2016
New home, new website
The website received a new polish at just the right time. This summer I moved from Los Angeles to Malibu. I have never been a city person. I missed the wild despite my wild garden, the wide horizons, the silence... As my son Ben said, when he saw my new home: "Now your whole house is your writing house, Mum." It is.
And I have space to paint on big canvases (listening to loud music) and a choir of dogs and coyotes echoing through the canyon that I now call home. I see the Pacific ocean on my left and the mountains on the right. I hear horses walking by from time to time and the number of cars passing my house during the day is seldom more than the number of fingers on my hands. I have a drummer amongst my neighbors who is very good, and at sunset bats are fluttering around my house. Let’s see whether you’ll soon taste all that in my stories.
O yes, I can walk to the Lagoon, and apart from my very nice human neighbors, I have pelicans, cormorants, seals and dolphins for company.
Greetings from the house among the trees, Cornelia
Wednesday, 14 September, 2016
Anticipating "Die Feder eines Greifs"
Anticipation is growing among German Dragon Rider fans ahead of the release of "Die Feder eines Greifs" (A Griffin's Feather). Cornelia's German publisher, Dressler, created a Dragon Rider fan page to while away waiting time. So, this way, please, onto the dragon's back...
Sunday, 11 September, 2016
German Reading Tour "Die Feder eines Greifs"
Cornelia and the German actor Rainer Strecker will introduce the sequel of "Dragon Rider" - "Die Feder eines Greifs" (A Griffin's Feather) on a book tour through Germany in November. Tour dates and information on ticktes are now added to our 'Events' here in the WritingHouseTimes.
Sunday, 11 September, 2016
Cornelia started her own German audiobook label!
Atmende Buecher (German for 'Breathing Books') is a joint project of Cornelia and Eduardo García, owner of the sound studio German Wahnsinn).
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Friday, 5 August, 2016
If I could be a grown-up for one day....
In Cornelia's book "The Thief Lord", thirteen-year-old Scipio is desperate to ride the magical merry-go-round to grow older. If you had the chance to take a ride as well, if you could be a grown-up for just one day, what would you do?
Read moreThursday, 4 August, 2016
Do you believe in ghosts, Cornelia?
Cornelia spent some writing time with ghosthunters, ASGs and IRGs. But does she actually believe in ghosts?
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Felt Fervour in the Chamber of Miracles
"Suse Federschmid, feltmaker, Giantling Alley, Schwanstein": A letter sent to this address will be returned, but a feltmaker bearing the name Federschmid ... reads quite like a resident of MirrorWorld.
Read moreThursday, 28 July, 2016
Ghost Knight: Reading and Exhibition Opening at Isny
In September 2011, Cornelia and German painter and illustrator Friedrich Hechelmann opened the exhibition of the original illustrations of Cornelia’s new book Ghost Knight.
Read moreTuesday, 26 July, 2016
Angels, Pigs and Pirates: A Picture Book Story
Kerstin Meyer is an illustrator. She has illustrated many of Cornelia's books and her pictures always hit the right note for Cornelia's stories. We paid a visit to Kerstin's studio in Hamburg Altona.
Read moreSaturday, 23 July, 2016
Interview Barry Cunningham
"My job is to represent children" Barry Cunningham, Cornelia’s British publisher, tells about his favourite books, about his polar she-bear, a secret passion and his work as a publisher.
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Voices behind the mirror
In June 2010, Rainer Strecker and the publishing company Oetinger recorded Cornelia’s new novel Reckless at a studio in Hamburg.
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