The Tales of Beedle the Bard - Illustrated Edition: A magical companion to the Harry Potter stories

Name: The Tales of Beedle the Bard - Illustrated Edition: A magical companion to the Harry Potter stories
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Price: 26.65 EUR
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English

By (author): J. K. Rowling

Illustrated by: Chris Riddell

An essential companion to the Harry Potter books and a magical gift for all Harry Potter fans, The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a collection of fairy tales from the Wizarding World, with wise and witty notes from Professor Albus Dumbledore (via the enchanted pen of J.K. Rowling). Multi-talented Muggle illustrator Chris Riddell makes this book a complete visual treat, the pages bursting with glorious colour, beautiful line and stunning composition with some familiar faces from the Harry Potter novels themselves popping up in the deliciously original and subversive Dumbledores notes. Packed with colour illustrations and a spectacular gatefold spread, this follows the globally bestselling illustrated editions of the Harry Potter novels (Jim Kay) and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Olivia Lomenech Gill) as an absolute must for fans of all ages. Mischievous and witty, the five rollicking tales are a deeply satisfying read in the tradition of all great fables and fairy tales. Kindnesses are rewarded and selfishness shown to be the ruin of many a wizard. Burping cauldrons, hairy hearts and cackling stumps are met along the way. Each tale is brought vividly to life with Riddells trademark humour and elegance, including The Tale of the Three Brothers, familiar to readers of Harry Potter from the crucial role it played in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Joining the hand-picked band of illustration talent lending their own magic to the world of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts, former Waterstones Childrens Laureate Chris Riddell is the only illustrator to have won the Kate Greenaway Medal three times, and is brought together here for the first time with one of the worlds best loved storytellers in this new edition of J.K. Rowlings fairy tale classic. Much loved by generations of witches and wizards since they first appeared in the fifteenth century and translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger, this beautifully illustrated edition is set to become a firm favourite at bedtime in non-magical households the world over. The Tales of Beedle the Bard is published in aid of Lumos, an international childrens charity founded in 2005 by J.K. Rowling. See more

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Weight: 1258g
Dimensions: 250 x 290mm
Publication Date: 02 Oct 2018
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781408898673

About J. K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling is the author of the record-breaking multi-award-winning Harry Potter novels. Loved by fans around the world the series has sold over 500 million copies been translated into over 80 languages and made into eight blockbuster films. She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos) and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (in aid of Lumos) as well as a screenplay based on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. J.K. Rowling has also collaborated on a stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two which opened in Londons West End in the summer of 2016. In 2012 J.K. Rowlings digital company Pottermore was launched where fans can enjoy news features and articles as well as original content from J.K. Rowling. She has received many awards and honours including an OBE for services to childrens literature Frances Légion dhonneur and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Chris Riddell is an award-winning illustrator and acclaimed political cartoonist. He is currently the only artist to have won the Kate Greenaway Medal three times most recently for his illustrations in Neil Gaimans The Sleeper and the Spindle. Chris Riddell was Waterstones Childrens Laureate from 2015 to 2017 and has recently been announced as a BookTrust ambassador. He has illustrated the work of many celebrated childrens authors including five Neil Gaiman titles. He is the author of the bestselling Goth Girl and Ottoline series and co-creator of the much loved The Edge Chronicles.