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ⓘ About Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke has many awards with her. In the year 2005, she was voted to the Time magazine’s list of the top 100 most influential people in the same year. A year later, she followed this award with her another one in the Chapter Book category. This award was the Sakura Medal by the International Students of Japan as a result of her successful book, the Dragon Rider. Other awards include the Roswitha prize in the years 2008 and the Kalbacher Klapperschlange for Tintenherz in the year 2004. Cornelia Funke well represents the fact that good authors make their books alive for their readers. Her works mainly revolve around fantasy and adventure genre, and all her books are famous worldwide.
All Book Series by Cornelia Funke
Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1993
Ghosthunters and the Gruesome Invincible Lightning Ghost!
Book 2 of 4 · published 1994
Ghosthunters and the Muddy Monster of Doom!
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 1995
The Wild Chicks / Die wilden Hühner
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1993
Und das Leben
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2019 Anthology · Thomas Schmid
The Green Kingdom
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2025 Co-authored · Tammi Hartung
A Princess, A Pirate, And One Wild Brother
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2008
Through the Water Curtain and other Tales from Around the World
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2018
Inkheart Movie Novelization
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2009 Co-authored · Jane B. Mason,Sarah Hines Stephens
My Best Friend, the Atlantic Ocean, and Other Great Bodies Standing Between Me and My Life with Giulio
Book 3 of 16 · published 2008 Anthology · Jane Harrington
Child of the Civil Rights Movement
Book 6 of 16 · published 2011 Anthology · Raúl Colón
Journey into the Deep
Book 11 of 16 · published 2013 Anthology · Rebecca L. Johnson
Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle
Book 12 of 16 · published 2014 Anthology · Cheryl Bardoe
Handle with Care
Book 14 of 16 · published 2014 Anthology · Loree Griffin Burns
Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold
Book 15 of 16 · published 2014 Anthology · Joyce Sidman
The Hugely-Wugely Spider
Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2018 Anthology · Ethan T. Berlin
Hello, Two-Wheeler!
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1995 Anthology · Jane B. Mason
Animaniacs Adventures: Two Wacky Tales in One Cool Book
Book 2 of 8 · published 1995 Anthology · Jane B. Mason
Star Trek, First Contact: The Movie Storybook
Book 3 of 8 · published 1996 Anthology · Jane B. Mason
Franklin Goes to Day Camp: A Story and Activity Book
Book 5 of 8 · published 1997 Anthology · Jane B. Mason
Flying Horse: The Story of Pegasus
Book 6 of 8 · published 1999 Anthology · Jane B. Mason
Inkheart Movie Novelization
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2009 Co-authored · Jane B. Mason,Sarah Hines Stephens
First Light: A Celebration of Alan Garner
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2016
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Cornelia Funke?
Cornelia Funke has many awards with her. In the year 2005, she was voted to the Time magazine's list of the top 100 most influential people in the same year. A year later, she followed this award with her another one in the Chapter Book category.
Which Cornelia Funke series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Die Wilden Hühner / Wild Chicks series, the earliest of Cornelia Funke's multi-book series: it opens with The Wild Chicks / Die wilden Hühner (1993) and runs to 6 books across 1993–2019, ending with Und das Leben (2019). Cornelia Funke's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Cornelia Funke written?
Cornelia Funke has 76 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1993 and 2025. 49 of them belong to 10 named series — the largest being the Junior Library Guild Selection series with 16 books — and 27 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Cornelia Funke's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Cornelia Funke's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Die Wilden Hühner / Wild Chicks (1993–2019, 6 books), Ghosthunters (1993–1995, 4 books) and C.H.I.X. (1993, 1 book), plus 7 more.
How are Cornelia Funke's books organised into series?
This guide splits Cornelia Funke's 76 books into 10 named series and 27 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Junior Library Guild Selection (16 books, 2002–2018); Jane B. Mason Chapter (8 books, 1995–2009); Die Wilden Hühner / Wild Chicks (6 books, 1993–2019); Mirrorworld (5 books, 2010–2020); Inkheart/Inkworld (4 books, 2003–2023), plus 5 further series.