What is the title of J.K. Rowling’s first published children’s book under the name Newt Scamander?

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is the first published children’s book credited to Newt Scamander and written by J.K. Rowling.

Published in 2001, it is presented as a Hogwarts textbook about magical creatures. The fictional author, Newt Scamander, later became the central character of the Fantastic Beasts film series. Rowling’s book is designed as a companion volume rather than a conventional narrative novel, using an annotated textbook format and humorous reader notes.

The book was published alongside Quidditch Through the Ages to raise money for Comic Relief. The title later became the basis for the 2016 film screenplay, but the book and film are not the same story. The original volume is a short catalogue of creatures, while the film follows Newt’s adventures in 1920s New York.