Which Harry Potter book did J.K. Rowling dedicate to her mother, Anne?

J.K. Rowling dedicated Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone to her mother, Anne.

The dedication appears in the first novel, which was published in 1997. Rowling’s mother died in December 1990 at the age of 45, before the Harry Potter series was published. Rowling has described her mother’s death as a major influence on the books’ treatment of grief and loss.

The first novel’s dedication is brief, but it is significant because Rowling began developing the Harry Potter story around the time of her mother’s illness and death. Harry’s experience of losing his parents became one of the central emotional foundations of the series.

Later editions and translations may format dedications differently, but the first book is the one associated with Anne Rowling. The dedication should not be confused with dedications in later volumes to other family members or friends.