Tales of Beedle the Bard – J.K Rowling

Synopsis – You’ve never heard of The Tales of Beedle the Bard?’ said Ron incredulously. ‘You’re kidding, right?’ (From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) Published by the charity Lumos in association with Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, The Tales of Beedle the Bard is the first new book from J. K. Rowling since the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Tales of Beedle the Bard played a crucial role in assisting Harry, with his friends Ron and Hermione, to finally defeat Lord Voldemort. Fans will be thrilled to have this opportunity to read the tales in full. An exciting addition to the canon of Harry Potter, the tales reveal the wonderful versatility of the author, as she tackles with relish the structure and varying tones of a classic fairy tale. There are five tales: ‘The Tale of the Three Brothers’, recounted in Deathly Hallows, plus ‘The Fountain of Fair Fortune’, ‘The Warlock’s Hairy Heart’, ‘The Wizard and the Hopping Pot’, and ‘Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump’. Each has its own magical character and will bring delight, laughter and the thrill of mortal peril. Translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger, the tales are introduced and illustrated by J. K. Rowling. Also included are notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore, which appear by kind permission of the Hogwarts Headmasters’ Archive

My thoughts – this is a lovely little book, a must read for all Harry Potter fans. Im not too sure how well this book would read if you were unaware of the harry potter books. They are lovely fairy stories and i could quite imagine reading them to children as a bedtime story. The notes by Albus Dumbledore added a more adult side to the book. I would recommend this book to any Harry Potter fan, it was a lovely little read. It only contained five short stories so i read it very quickly. I would say that this book would be better suited to children, however adults will enjoy it too.

WWW Wednesdays 29th Dec

I’ve been reading this blog for quite a while and love reading about this challenge. So Ive decided to give it a go myself 😀

What are you currently reading?

Tales of Beedle the Bard – By J.K. Rowling. This has been on my shelves for a long time and have really been wanting to read it. Im about halfway through this at the moment and im enjoying it. It would be lovely to read it too young children at bedtime and im really enjoying the notes by Albus Dumbledore in it.

 

 

What did you recently finish reading?

Memoirs of a Geisha – Arthur Golden. I really really enjoyed this book, lots more than i thought i would. The aspects of the culture was fasinating and at times i got lost in the pages. A beautiful story that i would highly recommend to anyone

 

What are you planning on reading next?

More to life than this – Carole Matthews – if not this some kind of chick lit book. Am in the mood for something that doesnt require much thinking 😀

30 Days of Truth – Day 23

Day 23 → Something you wish you had done in your life.

i wish i had gone to university.