Which title did J.K. Rowling use for her 2017 children’s charity anthology of fairy tales?

J.K. Rowling used the title The Tales of Beedle the Bard for her 2017 children’s charity anthology of fairy tales.

The book collects five wizarding tales that originally appeared as a fictional storybook in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The best-known is “The Tale of the Three Brothers,” which explains the legend of the Deathly Hallows. Other stories include “The Fountain of Fair Fortune,” “The Warlock’s Hairy Heart,” “Babbitty Rabbitty and Her Cackling Stump,” and “The Wizard and the Hopping Pot.”

The 2017 edition was created for charity and supported Lumos. Rowling supplied the text and commentary, while the edition also featured illustrations. The book is separate from the earlier 2008 charity publication associated with the same fictional collection.

Readers may confuse this title with one individual story, especially “The Tale of the Three Brothers.” Beedle is the fictional author of the tales, while The Tales of Beedle the Bard is the title of the complete collection.