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All around the world, The Tales of Beedle the Bard is finally being released! The five unique fairy tales that J.K. Rowling wrote initially as a gift to six people who mean a lot to her and the development of the Harry Potter series and were at first only to be read by those select few, are now available at bookstores globally, as well as at online shops such as Amazon.com - the purchaser of the 7th original book that was auctioned for charity. J.K. Rolwing thought that all fans which were disappointed at the fact that they would not read the books had a " 'fair point", so I thought 'I'll publish it and then the charity can have that money too'."
The money from the book, which she beautifully illustrated herself, will go to J.K. Rowling's charity, The Children's High Level Group - a very worthwile cause.
So if you still haven't got yours yet, hurry to your nearest bookstore; or use your credit card, and shop online!
It's her and Harry's birthday, but J.K. Rowling is giving us and charity a very special gift.
This morning, Scholastic announced that Jo's children's charity, the Children’s High Level Group (CHLG), will be publishing The Tales of Beedle the Bard !
Jo said: "There was understandable disappointment among Harry Potter fans when only one copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard was offered to the public last December. I am therefore delighted to announce that, thanks to the generous support of Bloomsbury, Scholastic and Amazon (who bought the handwritten copy at auction) – and with the blessing of the wonderful people who own the other six original books - The Tales of Beedle the Bard will now be widely available to all Harry Potter fans. Royalties will be donated to the Children’s High Level Group, to benefit institutionalised children in desperate need of a voice. The new edition will include the Tales themselves, translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger, and with illustrations by me, but also notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore, which appear by generous permission of the Hogwarts Headmasters’ Archive."Scholastic predicts the books will generate around $8 million in sales; money which will of course be going to CHLG and unprotected and powerless children and teenagers around the world which live in unacceptable conditions and institutions all over Europe.
All around the world, The Tales of Beedle the Bard is finally being released! The five unique fairy tales that J.K. Rowling wrote initially as a gift to six people who mean a lot to her and the development of the Harry Potter series and were at first only to be read by those select few, are now available at bookstores globally, as well as at online shops such as Amazon.com - the purchaser of the 7th original book that was auctioned for charity. J.K. Rolwing thought that all fans which were disappointed at the fact that they would not read the books had a " 'fair point", so I thought 'I'll publish it and then the charity can have that money too'."
