Cornelia+Funke

__**CORNELIA CAROLINE FUNKE**__

Daughter: Anna (Born 1989) Son: Ben (Born 1994) Dog (Loonie), Guinea pig (Midget), Biting Turtle (Hercules)
 * Born:** December 10, 1958 in Dorsten, Germany
 * Where She Lives:** Los Angeles, Ca.
 * Family:**Husband: Rolf Funke (Died 2006)
 * Pets:** 2 Iceland Horses (Jarpur and Snegia)


 * Hobbies:** Reading, watching movies, hanging out with her children, travelling, drawing, and painting.
 * Favorite Things:** Dragon models of all kinds
 * Favorite Books:** Once and future king, Tom Sawyer, Jim Button, and Lucas the Steam Engine Driver.
 * Favorite Foods:** Potatoes
 * Favorite Musicians:** Neil Young, Henry Purcell, and Annie Lennox
 * Favorite Actor:** Brandon Fraiser
 * Favorite Movies:** Gods & Monsters, Toy Story 2
 * Favorite Animals:** Dogs, Horses, and Frogs

She is from Germany and writes all her books in German. As a child, she wanted to be an astronaut, a pilot, or live with Native Americans. She was a Social Worker. She was an Illustrator. She writes everyday. She started writing at age 28 and wrote her first story at age 35. The character of Bo in the Thief Lord was modelled after her son, Ben She gets the names of her characters from dictionaries and encyclopedias.
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