What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s 2008 charity book based on Hogwarts library texts?
Answer
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
J.K. Rowling’s 2008 charity book based on Hogwarts library texts is The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
The collection contains five wizarding fairy tales, including “The Tale of the Three Brothers,” which is important to the plot of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In the fictional world, the tales are attributed to Beedle the Bard and are presented as a book owned by Albus Dumbledore.
The real book was published in 2008. A limited handwritten edition was produced for charity, with copies benefiting the Children’s High Level Group, the organization later known as Lumos. A commercial edition followed and included commentary attributed to Dumbledore.
It is often confused with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them or Quidditch Through the Ages. Those are also fictional Hogwarts library titles, but neither is the collection of five fairy tales.