JK Rowling's charity to publish 'Beedle the Bard'
Even though it's her and Harry's birthdays, JK Rowling is giving us and charity yet another gift. In a press release this morning, Scholastic announced that Jo's children's charity, the Children’s High Level Group (CHLG), will be publishing The Tales of Beedle the Bard.You may recall last December, when Amazon.com bid $4 million to snag one of seven copies in existence at a Sotheby's auction in London. The books will be printed and distributed by Bloomsbury, Scholastic and Amazon.
Jo had this to say: "There was understandable disappointment among Harry Potter fans when only one copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard was offered to the public last December. I am therefore delighted to announce that, thanks to the generous support of Bloomsbury, Scholastic and Amazon (who bought the handwritten copy at auction) – and with the blessing of the wonderful people who own the other six original books - The Tales of Beedle the Bard will now be widely available to all Harry Potter fans. Royalties will be donated to the Children’s High Level Group, to benefit institutionalised children in desperate need of a voice. The new edition will include the Tales themselves, translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger, and with illustrations by me, but also notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore, which appear by generous permission of the Hogwarts Headmasters’ Archive."
Scholastic predicts the book will generate around $8 million in sales - all going to benefit the CHLG.
The Children’s High Level Group works to make life better for vulnerable children across Europe, where over a million children and teenagers are growing up in unacceptable conditions in large residential institutions.
Posted by Ben on Jul 31st |
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this is so awesome! jo would give US a little present on her own birthday :D
This is soooooo good! Roll on more stories like these, the encyclopaedia!
A hem! It's with a D! Beedle! Not beetle!
AWSOMEEE ! i cant wait to buy onee =D !!! so happy !!! thank you jo for giving us a gift on your birthday
omg, I am so buying it...yippee...
Yay! This is so awesome! Really great news!!! I'm excited :)
This is fantastic! Though I really wish she would write another book, I will definitely be okay with this! Though I'm not really liking how much the "Deluxe Edition" costs...money's tight nowadays. I wish they had made it like 20 or 30 bucks.
OMG that
YAY ! i love you jo
OMG THIS IS SOO COOL!!! I'M FREAKING OUT!!!
OMG THIS IS SOO COOL!!! I'M FREAKING OUT!!!
YEAH this is AWESOME news!!! (By the way Ben posted this--- we miss you Ben.... you should ALWAYS be on Mugglecast)
OMG that
OMG Thank you Jo! I was really dissappointed when I wasn't able to read them before, but now I can! You are the BEST! :D
Yay! I'm so excited! I hope it will be published soon.
OMG that's awesome!How great is that?Totally made my day!Jo is such a generous person and she was right, as a HP I really was disappointed not to be able to lay my hands on that wonderful book...but now I will and I am delighted! And it makes it even better that the money will be given to charity Thanks Jo and Happy B-Day again!
any info youmight need ? go here http://www.scholastic.com /aboutscholastic/news/pre ss_07302008_CP.htm?ESP=Tr ade/ib/20080731/awa/harry _potter_beedle_bard_1_5// /balp/tout//// btw there are 5 stories in it yayy
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you, J.K. Rowling.
also the five tales in The Tales of Beedle the Bard are:
The reason the Collector's Edition is so expensive is because they're **reproducing** Jo's version, right down to the elaborate cover, plus a fake "book" box that it 'hides' in. Here's the description from Amazon (and look at the photos there... it looks amazing): "...and Amazon is thrilled to exclusively offer a luxuriously packaged Collector
Yes, this is amazing!! I can't wait until it is released!! :D
YAY!!!!!! I'M TOTALLY BUYING IT!!!!
Sorry... the single quotes I pasted broke the post. Here's part of Amazon's description: "...and Amazon is thrilled to exclusively offer a luxuriously packaged Collector's Edition designed to evoke the spirit of the handcrafted original. Tucked in its own case disguised as a wizarding textbook found in the Hogwarts library, the Collector's Edition includes an exclusive reproduction of J.K. Rowling's handwritten introduction, as well as 10 additional illustrations not found in the Standard Edition or the original. Opening the case reveals a velvet bag embroidered with J.K. Rowling's signature, in which sits the piece de resistance: your very own copy of 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard,' complete with metal skull, corners, and clasp; replica gemstones; and emerald ribbon."
sorry t didnt work here they aree The five tales in The Tales of Beedle the Bard are The Fountain of Fair Fortune, The Warlock
Oh.Mi.Gawd, I will be buying this!!! But $100 is a little TOO much for me...but I'll settle for $7!
Fantastic news! I cannot wait to buy it!
That's awesome! It should be really interesting to read. What do you guys think...I want to re-read HBP because I havn't read it in over a year and I forget a lot of details of what happens in it. But I'm afraid that if I read it now I'll forget some of it by the time the movie is released. But if I wait to read it that means I'll have to read it during the school year and I might not have enough time to dedicate to it. Aaah I can't make up my mind!
OMG!!! Thank you J.K. I'll be first in line 2 get that book!
Yes, I knew it would be just a matter of time, putting one on reserve as soon as I can, Seen the info on Scholastic first, just was waiting for the information to show up here, Looking forward to the new read, :) Kind of will be like an early Christmas present for me, also something to look forward to after movie 7 comes out, Yeah!!!
omg sorry guys it hates me here they are and hopefully they all show up this time The five tales in The Tales of Beedle the Bard are The Fountain of Fair Fortune, The Warlocks Hairy Heart, The Tale of the Three Brothers, The Wizard and the Hopping Pot and Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump.
I'm so excited, but I'll have to save for the special edition. :( Now I can't wait until Dec 4th too!!!!
Cant Wait!!!!! First the trailer now this. I definatly have to preorder the Collector's Edition. I am glad that it's going for charity too. So that basically helps everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!
O,MY GOODNESS!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING!!! I JUST HOPE THAT IT IS NOT TO LATE TO SWITCH MY WISH LIST WITH MY CO-WORKER!!! THIS IS THE BOOK I TRUELY WANT!!! NOT THE HARRY POTTER AND THE SORERSE(BAD SPELLING AND THE BOOK IS NOT WITH ME RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT TOO)STONE 10 YEAR EDITION!!! THAT BOOK, I REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT, BUT THE BOOK OF FAIRY TALES(NO THIS DOESN'T PROVE THAT I AM A LITTLE CHILD, I AM A KID AT HEART, AS PEOPLE WOULD SAY)THAT WAS GIVEN TO HERMIONE(PEOPLE SAY THAT I DO LOOK AND ACT LIKE HERMIONE GRANGER SOMETIMES, SO I WAS MEANT TO HAVE THIS BOOK)GRANGER, I WANT IT, I NEED IT, I MUST HAVE IT!!! THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY ON THE SUBJECT!!! Good day to you all!!!
OMG i seriously had to check to make sure it was not april fools day today! this is so exciting!!! yaaayy
I'm Definitely going to get the Collector's Edition. going to pre-orderer mine now
Yes! I'd so love to read it! I am totally buying it!! *saves up money*
YES YES YESSSSS! Jo is truley amazing!!! She never stops surprising me! And while I hoped and prayed this would be released to the public I never imagined she would go as far as adding notes by dumbledore! Thank you!
FINALLLLLLLLLLLLLLY!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! Thank you sooooo much
OMG this is so exciting, dont know which version to buy, id love the colectors but dunno if i have the money. Anyway thanks Jo you rule!!! and happy birthday again :)
is it going to be sold in canada too? like in bookstores or wal-mart?
woo woo we get Beetle the Bard!!!!!!!!! thank you Jo!!!!!!!!!! xxxxxxxxxxx and Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!! xxxxxxxx
I said this from the beginning, it was just a matter of time. Good thinking that they didn't say this before the auction, though. ^_^
omgosh I knew this would eventually get published!! I'm soo excited!! :)
apologies "beedle" the bard *tuts at misspelling* I'm just so excited!!!!!!!!! :D yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!! ;)
woo ! just ordered the delux :) mugglecast are going to have loads to talk about tonight
Fancy that, Jo giving us a present on HER birthday! OMG I am soooo excited this is like christmas for me...it's almost as good as if she said she's writing an eighth book. Bah, i'm beyond words right now...I think i'm going to cry in a corner. I'm so happy! Thank you so much JKR!
YAYYYY!
I also think that j.k. rowling had to wait until the winner of the what hp meant to you contest had gone to London for the weekend to spend sometime with the 'Beetle the Bard' book, before she had release the book to the public, so that it was fair to both her and to everyone else!!!
OMG! I seriously just started crying!!! I am going to get to read them! I am going to work me way up to 107$ and buy them both! This is crazy! I was not expecting Jo to publish them! And on HER birthday to! She is soo generous! Omg I love her! I can't wait to read them omgomgomg!!!!!!
Great news.
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