What is the title of J.K. Rowling’s 2008 book presented as a collection of wizarding fairy tales?

J.K. Rowling’s 2008 collection of wizarding fairy tales is titled The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

The book contains five stories: “The Wizard and the Hopping Pot,” “The Fountain of Fair Fortune,” “The Warlock’s Hairy Heart,” “Babbitty Rabbitty and Her Cackling Stump,” and “The Tale of the Three Brothers.” Hermione Granger receives the fictional book in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Rowling wrote the collection as a companion to the Harry Potter series. Albus Dumbledore’s notes appear alongside the tales in the fictional edition, adding commentary about wizarding history and beliefs.

In the real world, Rowling produced seven handwritten illustrated copies. One was auctioned for charity, while the other six were given to people closely connected with the books. A commercial edition was published in December 2008, with proceeds supporting the Children’s High Level Group.