TheTalesofBeedletheBardhavebeenfavouritebedtimereadinginwizardinghouseholdsforcenturies.Fullofmagicandtrickery,theseclassictalesbothentertainandinstruct,andremainascaptivatingtoyoungwizardstodayastheywerewhenBeedlefirstputquilltoparchmentinthefifteenthcentury.Therearefivetalesinall:’TheTaleoftheThreeBrothers’HarryPotterfanswillknowfromHarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows;’TheFountainofFairFortune’,’TheWarlock’sHairyHeart’,’TheWizardandtheHoppingPot’and’BabbittyRabbittyandherCacklingStump’completethecollection.ThesenarrativegemsareaccompaniedbyexplanatorynotesbyProfessorAlbusDumbledore(includedbykindpermissionoftheHogwartsHeadmaster’sarchive).Hisilluminatingthoughtsrevealthestoriestobemuchmorethanjustsimplemoraltales,andaresuretomakeBabbittyRabbittyandtheslug-belchingHoppingPotasfamiliartoMugglesasSnowWhiteandCinderella.
ThisbrandneweditionofthesemuchlovedfairytalesfromthewizardingworldpairsJ.K.Rowling’soriginaltextwithgorgeousjacketartbyJonnyDuddleandlineillustrationsthroughoutbyTomislavTomic.
TheTalesofBeedletheBardispublishedinaidoftheLumos(linktowearelumos.org),aninternationalchildren’scharity(registeredcharitynumber1112575)foundedin2005byJ.KRowling.
Lumosisdedicatedendingtheinstitutionalisationofchildren,aharmfulpracticethataffectsthelivesofuptoeightmilliondisadvantagedchildrenaroundtheworldwholiveininstitutionsandorphanages,manyplacedthereasaresultofpoverty,disability,disease,discriminationandconflict;veryfewareorphans.Lumosworkstoreunitechildrenwiththeirfamilies,promotefamily-basedcarealternativesandhelpauthoritiestoreformtheirsystemsandclosedowninstitutionsandorphanages.
