What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s 2008 charity book about Hogwarts fairy tales?

J.K. Rowling’s 2008 charity book about wizarding fairy tales is The Tales of Beedle the Bard. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Albus Dumbledore leaves Hermione Granger a copy containing clues about the Deathly Hallows.

The book presents five tales, including “The Tale of the Three Brothers,” “The Fountain of Fair Fortune” and “The Warlock’s Hairy Heart.” Rowling wrote commentary attributed to Dumbledore, blending fictional scholarship with the stories themselves.

Bloomsbury and Scholastic published the commercial edition in December 2008. Proceeds from the original limited-edition copies supported The Children’s High Level Group, the charity later renamed Lumos. The title echoes traditional European story collections while making the tales part of Harry Potter’s internal history.