Many people have been asking me about this book over the past few months, so I am happy to finally be able to share some information about it with you. (It took some time for everyone at my publisher to agree on a title and cover.)
Anyhow, here’s the cover, created, as usual, by the amazing Lucy Cummins::
And here’s the synopsis:
When a baby gorilla is stolen from an orphanage in Rwanda, Teddy, his parents, and an old family friend find themselves in a race against time to save it. Teddy has to piece together clues to figure out where the little ape is being taken while traveling through some of the most incredible—and dangerous—terrain in the world.
At the same time, he’s long-distance consulting with Summer to help solve another mystery back at FunJungle. Between facing down lions on the Serengeti and chasing poachers through the bazaars of Zanzibar, will Teddy be able to find the baby gorilla before it’s too late?
The book will be released on March 24, 2026. Although if you would like to preorder it, you can do that by clicking here.
Hi Mr. Gibbs, Do you plan on making more Charlie Thorne books and will the series have a conclusion? Also, what is your process for making books and how do you figure out where the story will go?
Funjungle lover –
I don’t know if there will be more CT books or not. I would like to continue the series but it takes a lot more time to write each of those nooks and they are taking time away from me working on my other series.
For info on how I write, check on the links to Mission: Write on my video page or my writing advice page on this website.
Dear Mr. Gibbs,
I am a huge fan of your books. I would like to ask a few questions.
1) How did you get the idea to write fun-jungle?
2) How many books until the end of the series?
3) What is one thing you would tell all aspiring writers?
4) What book in fun-jungle did you most like writing and why?]
Thank you for your time
NTTBF yay!!
1) The answer to this question can be found on my FAQ page
2) I do not know how many books there will be
3) I have an entire page of writing advice on this website, with a link to a video series with six episodes of writing advice
4) The research for the newest book, Ape Escape, was probably the most fun as it involved going to Africa to see gorillas in the wild
YOU GOT TO SEE ACTUAL GORILLAS.
That is very cool.
I have one more question.
Have you ever been to the CIA headquarters or met anyone who works there?
NTTBF yay!!
Yes, I have been to CIA headquarters and met many people who work there. (If you read the acknowledgements of SSBlackout I talk about this there.)
Hi Mr. Gibbs, I love your fun jungle series, its amazing! You should really make one into a movie, it would be amazing. Do you plan on making more to the series after Ape escape, I heard you saying it would be hard because the characters do grow older and stuff, BUT I REALLY REALLY LOVE YOUR FUN JUNGLE BOOKS AND WOULD BE VERY SAD IF YOU ENDED THE SERIES.
Amazed,
Shruthika!
YOUR AN AMAZING AUTHOR! PLEASE TURN YOUR FUNJUNGLE SERIES INTO A MOVIE!
Shruthika!
I would love for FJ to become a movie.
I am planning on at least one more book after Ape Escape.
To Mr. Gibbs I have noticed that so far all of the settings of your funjungle books have been in warmer weather except for the winter setting in poached but that still seems like a warmer setting. The question I want to ask is. Will Teddy Frizroy ever visit colder weather such as Antarctica?
Jax –
Right now, the timeframe of the books is shifting towards the winter at FunJungle. I can’t reveal where Teddy will go next.
Stuart Gibbs I think that you should write more space case
Eleanor –
I have a post on this blog explaining why I made the difficult decision to end that series.