I'm still not exactly sure how to pronounce Cornelia Funke's surname. The "e" seems to imply that I can't simply rhyme with "punk." But I do. We have enough of her books in our home that I don't think she'll mind.
I am nearly finished reading "Igraine the Brave" to Maren (and Harry when he has enough patience to listen). The book seems to follow the theme of one of Maren's favorite picture books, "The Princess Knight." I love pausing at the end of a chapter to see Maren's eagerness for me to read just one more before bedtime (Harry has the same hope but mostly because he wants to stay up a little later).
I am nearly finished reading "Igraine the Brave" to Maren (and Harry when he has enough patience to listen). The book seems to follow the theme of one of Maren's favorite picture books, "The Princess Knight." I love pausing at the end of a chapter to see Maren's eagerness for me to read just one more before bedtime (Harry has the same hope but mostly because he wants to stay up a little later).
I have also read "Dragon Rider," "The Thief Lord," and "Inkheart." The recent previews for the movie of the latter inspired me read the second book in the trilogy, "Inkspell."
It takes a lot of gumption to write a book that depends on a premise relying so heavily on the importance of good writing and fine story telling. She glorifies the world created by her characters when in fact the characters are only fictional and she created the world herself. I don't get caught up in this too much though because she has indeed created a beautiful story. The story seems to be growing up a bit for the younger readers targeted in the first book which unfortunatley means more and more emphasis is placed on adult characters rather than on the wonderful Meggie of the first book. Reviews of the third book indicate that Funke does these even more. Regardless, we will certainly track it down sometime and complete the trilogy.
It takes a lot of gumption to write a book that depends on a premise relying so heavily on the importance of good writing and fine story telling. She glorifies the world created by her characters when in fact the characters are only fictional and she created the world herself. I don't get caught up in this too much though because she has indeed created a beautiful story. The story seems to be growing up a bit for the younger readers targeted in the first book which unfortunatley means more and more emphasis is placed on adult characters rather than on the wonderful Meggie of the first book. Reviews of the third book indicate that Funke does these even more. Regardless, we will certainly track it down sometime and complete the trilogy.
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