What was the title of J.K. Rowling’s 2008 book presenting wizarding fairy tales?

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

The collection consists of five fictional tales said to be familiar to wizarding children. The stories include “The Tale of the Three Brothers,” which is important to the plot of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows because it concerns the Deathly Hallows.

Within the Harry Potter world, Albus Dumbledore provides notes on the tales. The published book presents Rowling’s stories together with commentary attributed to Dumbledore, creating the impression of a translated magical text with scholarly annotations.

Rowling wrote and illustrated the original handwritten edition herself. The commercially published version appeared in December 2008, with proceeds supporting the Children’s High Level Group, later associated with her charity Lumos.