Reckless: The Petrified Flesh

“I discovered a series that was much less well-known and is for a teen audience. These distinctions are a bit arbitrary, but generally speaking it’s more for 11 or 12+ children. It’s not YA, because the violence and sex in it is quite gentle. But it’s a bit dark and I think that was the thing that prevented these books from taking off.” Read more...

The Best Kids’ Books in Translation

Adam Freudenheim, Publisher

“Reckless is my journey around the world in fairy tales. For Book One I played with ideas from the Grimms’ tales, as it is mostly set in Austria. Book Two took me to France, England and Switzerland. Book Three is set in Ukraine, Russia, Mongolia and Kazakhstan and has also motifs from Canadian tales. Book Four takes me to Japan and South Carolina . . . and the journey continues.” Read more...

Fairy Tales as Contemporary Fiction for Kids

Cornelia Funke, Children's Author