Behind Enchanted Windows

  • Over 1 million copies sold
  • Elaborately and skilfully staged by doll maker Sara-Christin Richter
  • Discover the Advent calendar world in a whole new way

For almost 30 years, Cornelia Funke’s Christmas adventures have been part of the Advent reading ritual in many families. For this edition, Cornelia Funke and the wonderful illustrator and puppet maker Sara-Christin Richter have realised a shared dream and brought the calendar world to life. The most beautiful backdrops and characters have been created and photographed with great attention to detail, and the text has been delicately modernised. Off we go on a truly fantastic adventure with elves, gnomes, an old king, a real villain and a genuinely happy ending. For all those who have loved this book for a long time - and for all those who still don’t know what really lies beyond the windows of their paper Advent calendars. 
Topics: Christmas, magic, fairy-tale adventure  

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  • Publisher: Fischer Sauerländer
  • Release: 24.09.2025
  • ISBN: 978-3-7373-7436-1
  • 176 Pages
  • Authors: Cornelia Funke
  • Illustrated by: Sara-Christin Richter
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Cornelia Funke Sara-Christin Richter Behind Enchanted Windows
Portrait von Cornelia Funke
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Cornelia Funke

Cornelia Funke , born in 1958, is one of the most successful and well-known German children’s authors world-wide. The US magazine “Time” chose her as one of the 100 most influential people of the year 2005; she was also named as one of 50 “Best German Women” in 2007. She has been awarded numerous prizes for her books.

Portrait von Sara-Christin Richter
Sara-Christin Richter

Illustrator and puppet maker Sara-Christin Richter draws, paints, models and carves in her studio in Leipzig. She studied in Leipzig, Dresden, New York and Hamburg. She received the Oldenburg Children’s Book Prize in 2022 for her expressive and poetic illustrations.

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