The Secrets of the Wild Wood

Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

Tiuri returns in The Secrets of the Wild Wood, the thrilling sequel to The Letter for the King.

Gorgeous cover and package design presents a perfect collectable classics library for young readers

“The sun goes down in the sea, in the water,” said the Fool.

“I shall tell my brothers, because they don’t know. Or is it a secret?”

“There are no more secrets now,” said Tiuri, as he walked to the cabin with the Fool.

The Fool stopped and wrinkled his brow. “No more secrets?” he said. “They call me the Fool, but I don’t believe that there are no more secrets left.”

Tiuri looked at him with new respect.

“Yes,” he said. “You’re right. I am free to tell my secret now, but of course there are still lots of other secrets. The secrets of the Wild Wood, for instance, and all kinds of other mysteries. Some of them we have never even heard about. And others we shall never understand.”

One of the King's most trusted knights has vanished in the snow, so young Sir Tiuri and his best friend Piak must journey into the shadowy heart of the forest to find him.

The Wild Wood is a place of mysteries, rumours and whispered tales. A place of lost cities, ancient curses, robbers, princesses and Men in Green.

As the darkness surrounds him and reports grow of secret plots and ruthless enemies, Tiuri finds himself alone and fighting for survival - caught in a world where good and evil wear the same face, and the wrong move could cost him his life...

Story Locale:Medieval fantasy setting

Series Overview: Part of the Pushkin Children’s Classics series; exceptional children’s storytelling from across the globe, in a fun and striking new series design. Featuring thrilling adventures, magical tales and charming capers, this series includes such authors as Erich Kästner, Tonke Dragt and many more to come.

About the Author

Tonke Dragt wrote and illustrated books of adventure, fantasy and fairy tales. She was born in 1930 in Jakarta. When she was twelve, she was imprisoned in a Japanese camp, where she wrote her very first book using begged and borrowed paper. After the war, she moved to the Netherlands with her family, and eventually became an art teacher. She published her first book in 1961, and a year later this was followed by her most famous story, The Letter for the King, which won the Children's Book of the Year Award and has been translated into sixteen languages. She was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in 2001.

Author Residence: The Netherlands (deceased)

Author Hometown: Amsterdam, The Netherlands