The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Contributor(s): Rowling, J K (Author)
Contains five illustrated moral tales for children from the world of Harry Potter, reportedly discovered and translated by young witch Hermione Granger, with an introduction and commentary from Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub Date: 03/14/2017
ISBN: 9781338125689
Binding: Hardcover

Biographical Note J.K. Rowling is the author of the bestselling Harry Potter series of seven books, published between 1997 and 2007, which have sold over 450 million copies worldwide, are distributed in more than 200 territories and translated into 79 languages, and have been turned into eight blockbuster films by Warner Bros. She has written three companion volumes to the series in aid of charity:  Quidditch Through the Ages  and  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them  in aid of Comic Relief; and  The Tales of Beedle the Bard  in aid of her children's charity Lumos. Her website and e-publisher Pottermore is the digital hub of the Wizarding World. She has recently collaborated with writer Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany on the stage play  Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two , which is now running at The Palace Theatre in London's West End. J.K. Rowling is also the author of a novel for adult readers,  The Casual Vacancy , and, under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, is the author of three crime novels featuring private detective Cormoran Strike, which are to be adapted for BBC television.  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them  marks J.K. Rowling's screenwriting debut.