Which J.K. Rowling book was published in 2008 to raise money for Comic Relief?
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard
The Tales of Beedle the Bard was published in 2008 to raise money for Comic Relief.
The collection contains five fairy tales from the wizarding world, including The Tale of the Three Brothers, which is central to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In the novels, the book is presented as a collection associated with Albus Dumbledore and passed to Hermione Granger.
Rowling wrote and illustrated the original manuscript. The commercial edition includes her notes on each tale, presented as if written by Dumbledore, and a foreword. Proceeds from the original publication supported Comic Relief, while later charitable arrangements also supported Rowling's children's charity work.
The book is often confused with Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Those two companion volumes were originally published in 2001 for Comic Relief, whereas The Tales of Beedle the Bard appeared seven years later and connects directly to the final Harry Potter plot.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026