What was the name of J.K. Rowling’s 2008 charity book about the wizarding world?

J.K. Rowling’s 2008 charity book about the wizarding world was The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

The book is presented as a collection of five fairy tales known to young witches and wizards. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Albus Dumbledore leaves Hermione Granger a copy, and “The Tale of the Three Brothers” becomes central to the novel’s plot because it explains the Deathly Hallows.

Rowling wrote and illustrated the original handwritten edition in 2007. Six copies were produced, and one was auctioned to raise money for the Children’s High Level Group, the organization later known as Lumos. A commercial edition followed in December 2008, with proceeds supporting the charity.

The title is sometimes confused with fictional books mentioned elsewhere in the series, such as Hogwarts: A History. Beedle the Bard is a collection of in-universe stories, but the published charity book is a real work by Rowling. Its five tales include “The Fountain of Fair Fortune” and “The Warlock’s Hairy Heart.”