The Green Kingdom
New York Times Bestseller
Published on 6. March 2025
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-241-69802-0 (ISBN)
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 2025
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"Enchanting, joyful, full of light and warmth, and glittering with real-world magic." - Sophie Anderson
From the Sunday Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke, known for the INKHEART series, comes a new adventure book featuring foil edges and a metallic-effect cover.
Enter the story of Caspia, who sets out to solve a series of riddles, and as she does, she meets friends she could have never imagined.
Anywhere can feel like home if you are brave enough to put down new roots...
Caspia's summer is transformed when she discovers a bundle of letters containing ten botanical riddles in this enchanting adventure.
Twelve-year-old Caspia hates big cities, especially one as busy as New York. So she isn't thrilled by the news that her parents are taking her to stay in Brooklyn. But everything changes when Caspia discovers a bundle of letters hidden in an old chest of drawers. Each letter contains a 'green' riddle, with clues leading to a different plant.
The newest adventure from the award-winning author of Inkheart and Dragon Rider, Cornelia Funke weaves magic into every sentence of this new and exciting mystery set in the heart of New York City. The Green Kingdom is perfect for fans of the Greenwild series.
Three things you'll find in this book:
Solving riddles
Mystery
New friendships
Praise for The Green Kingdom:
"A lush, vibrant adventure about putting down roots in a new city and how nature helps us connect." - Emma Carroll
"A warm lush hug of a book, brimming with nature and wonderful characters." - Alastair Chisholm, author of I Am Wolf
"Blossoming with mystery and blooming with magic." - Rachel Morrisroe, author of Felix and the Future Agency
***
"Enchanting, joyful, full of light and warmth, and glittering with real-world magic." - Sophie Anderson
From the Sunday Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke, known for the INKHEART series, comes a new adventure book featuring foil edges and a metallic-effect cover.
Enter the story of Caspia, who sets out to solve a series of riddles, and as she does, she meets friends she could have never imagined.
Anywhere can feel like home if you are brave enough to put down new roots...
Caspia's summer is transformed when she discovers a bundle of letters containing ten botanical riddles in this enchanting adventure.
Twelve-year-old Caspia hates big cities, especially one as busy as New York. So she isn't thrilled by the news that her parents are taking her to stay in Brooklyn. But everything changes when Caspia discovers a bundle of letters hidden in an old chest of drawers. Each letter contains a 'green' riddle, with clues leading to a different plant.
The newest adventure from the award-winning author of Inkheart and Dragon Rider, Cornelia Funke weaves magic into every sentence of this new and exciting mystery set in the heart of New York City. The Green Kingdom is perfect for fans of the Greenwild series.
Three things you'll find in this book:
Solving riddles
Mystery
New friendships
Praise for The Green Kingdom:
"A lush, vibrant adventure about putting down roots in a new city and how nature helps us connect." - Emma Carroll
"A warm lush hug of a book, brimming with nature and wonderful characters." - Alastair Chisholm, author of I Am Wolf
"Blossoming with mystery and blooming with magic." - Rachel Morrisroe, author of Felix and the Future Agency
Reviews / Votes
Cornelia Funke's The Green Kingdom (DK, GBP7.99, 10+), written in collaboration with celebrated ethnobotanical writer Tammi Hartung, is set in present-day Brooklyn. There are no big environmental messages here, but this heartwarming story about 12-year-old Caspia, uprooted from small-town Maine to the big city, is enriched by a historical mystery that transforms the urban landscape into a vast garden for exploring: "an enchanted forest made of bricks and eccentric people." The plot is anchored by the discovery of a set of old letters and structured by 10 riddles which see Caspia start to put down roots despite her homesickness, as she makes new friends from all generations and ethnicities. The Green Kingdom showcases the masterful storytelling of the German author, with Hartung's nuggets of botanical detail adding subtle layers of learning to this page-turning book. -- Sara Keating * The Irish Times *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 205 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
281 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-69802-0 (9780241698020)
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03/2026
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04/2025
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03/2025
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Persons
Author of the New York Times best-selling Inkheart series, Cornelia Funke has been published in 53 languages and her books have sold over 22 million copies worldwide. Cornelia lives in Tuscany, Italy, and her farm provides a retreat for creatives to collaborate in surprising and amazing ways.
Tammi Hartung is an ethnobotanical herbalist and co-authored alongside Cornelia, providing integral details and knowledge about the leafy citizens of The Green Kingdom. Tammi has more than 40 years experience working with plants, and has published four other books using her botanical expertise.
Melissa Castrillon is an award-winning illustrator based near Cambridge, England.
Tammi Hartung is an ethnobotanical herbalist and co-authored alongside Cornelia, providing integral details and knowledge about the leafy citizens of The Green Kingdom. Tammi has more than 40 years experience working with plants, and has published four other books using her botanical expertise.
Melissa Castrillon is an award-winning illustrator based near Cambridge, England.