Grand Rapids, MI (July 16, 2026) — Petradi International Rights Services, ZDL Books, and Story Warren are thrilled to announce the Chinese-simplified language publication of the best-selling 4-volume Green Ember book series. The new Chinese language series, translated and published by ZDL Books in Beijing, is available now.
The Green Ember Series follows the adventures of rabbit siblings Heather and Picket as they get caught up in an epic struggle for rabbitkind’s liberation from the tyrannous preylords. Humor, heart, and hope anchor this series that centers on small rabbits battling to keep faith amid the chaos all around them.
What began as a tale improvised to share with his daughter has now turned into a series that has sold more than one million books and been translated into more than ten languages including Portuguese, Hungarian, Ukrainian, German, Slovak, and Czech. Grateful for the Petradi Rights team helping to bring this series to audiences worldwide, the author of the book series said, “I am delighted to share these special stories with Chinese readers. I’m grateful for the ways audiences around the world have embraced these tales. My aim is to inspire and delight and to serve readers well.”
Immensely popular in the United States, Story Warren CEO Josiah Smith said, “The Green Ember Series has resonated with readers all over the world, and we’re only beginning to bring these stories to new territories in translated editions. Now that the four main Green Ember books are available in Chinese, we hope they bring great joy, hope, and courage to readers there.”
ZDL Books chose this book series to translate not only because of its charm and how unique it is but also because of its significance in the Chinese market. They felt the Chinese children’s literature market was lacking this type of clean fantasy. The publisher told us, “Its charm lies not only in its exciting and tender plot but also in the endless vitality of the old traditional things and values. Readers can find new beauty in the old things, and in the new things, they can also see the lasting life of the old things. This set of books is like a key. It can open the dust-laden treasure in every reader’s heart, and it is also like a bridge connecting reality and people’s hearts.”
ABOUT PETRADI RIGHTS
Petradi International Rights Services (Formerly Riggins Rights Management) has served as the rights department for Christian organizations and publishers since 2003. Petradi Rights will manage thousands of licensing agreements in 75 languages, resulting in at least 12 million copies being published and more than 20 million lives impacted worldwide. The Petradi Rights global team has over 200 years of combined experience in the inspirational publishing community worldwide. Our Territory Managers are from their respective regions, know the local language and culture, and speak no less than 10 primary languages combined.
ABOUT STORY WARREN
Story Warren was founded in 2012 and believes that because imagination is not neutral, and will serve any master, it is a crucial capacity to value and to place happily under the lordship of King Jesus. Inspired by storytellers like C.S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, they want to inspire readers with hope and character that was linked to something bigger. Author S. D. smith began with the original Green Ember Series and has gone on to create several other books in this series, including Old Natalia, Lost Tales, Archer, and Helmer. Smith has written several other adventure titles.
ABOUT ZDL BOOKS
ZDL Books is a prominent, privately held publisher specializing in Christian-values literature, art, and children’s books, with a major focus on the global and Chinese-language markets. Founded in 2003, they translate, publish, and distribute hundreds of faith-based and inspirational titles. Their extensive catalog features a variety of devotional, fiction, and parenting resources from well-known authors like Max Lucado and John Piper as well as children’s series The Sugar Creek Gang and The Berenstain Bears.
