What is J.K. Rowling’s 2008 charity collection of wizarding textbook-style stories called?
Answer
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
J.K. Rowling’s 2008 charity collection of wizarding textbook-style stories is The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
The book presents five fairy tales from the wizarding world, including “The Tale of the Three Brothers,” which is important to the plot of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In the series, the collection is associated with Albus Dumbledore and Hermione Granger.
Rowling published the book in 2008, with proceeds supporting the Children’s High Level Group, later known as Lumos. The charity edition was accompanied by notes attributed to Dumbledore, adding fictional commentary to the stories.
The title is often confused with Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Those books are also presented as Hogwarts-related texts, but neither is a collection of wizarding fairy tales.