Which children’s book did J.K. Rowling write to support Comic Relief in 2001?

J.K. Rowling wrote Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to support Comic Relief in 2001.

The book is presented as a Hogwarts textbook by Newt Scamander, a fictional magizoologist. Its original charity edition was published alongside Quidditch Through the Ages, another companion volume connected with the Harry Potter world. Proceeds from the books supported Comic Relief.

The text is deliberately designed as a schoolbook rather than a conventional novel. Harry Potter and Ron Weasley are listed as previous readers, and their handwritten comments appear in the margins of the original presentation.

The title later became the basis for a separate film series, beginning with a 2016 movie whose screenplay was written by Rowling. The charity book and the film are related through the fictional subject and character Newt Scamander, but they are different works with different formats and plots.