Six out of seven “Potter” books rank as favorites among UK children in new survey
In a new list compiled by online education company Renaissance Learning, six of the seven Harry Potter books ranked among the favorite books of UK children.
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Jim Kay bases Ron Weasley illustrations on British school boy
Jim Kay is to base his illustrations of Ron Weasley on a British school boy. We previously reported that Kay is to fully illustrate the “Potter” series, with the first book due for release in 2015.
Bloomsbury UK reveals Jim Kay as new “Potter” illustrator
Bloomsbury Kids UK has revealed that Jim Kay will illustrate a new collection of the “Harry Potter” series. Bloomsbury tweeted the announcement this morning, together with an image of Kay’s Potter.
“Philosopher’s Stone” named favorite children’s book in Booktrust poll!
We previously reported that Booktrust, a charity in the UK that promotes reading, asked readers to pick their favorite children’s books from a selection of 100. “Philosopher’s Stone” was nominated in the ages 9-11 category. The results of the poll are now in!
Mary GrandPre reminisces about illustrating “Potter” in new interview
In an interview promoting her most recent illustration project, Jennifer Dewing’s Goodnight Little Elizabeth, Mary GrandPre discusses her classic work illustrating the American editions of Harry Potter.
Lord Voldemort named “Top Villain of the Decade”
“Harry Potter” fans all know that Harry’s arch nemesis Lord Voldemort, otherwise known as You-Know-Who, is dangerous and powerful enough to take over the world. FemaleFirst, a British magazine and gossip site, has named the Dark wizard as one of the top villains of the decade alongside.
Vote for “Sorcerer’s Stone” to top the Top 100 Children’s Book List
In honor of Children’s Book Week, BookTrust is holding a poll where you can show your love and support for the series by voting for Sorcerer’s Stone. It is in the top 25 for the Best Books for 9-11-Year-Olds category.
Even after six years, “Deathly Hallows” remains Amazon UK’s fastest selling product of all time!
In honor of their fifteenth anniversary, Amazon UK released a series of lists charting their best-selling products of the past decade and a half. Topping the list for fastest selling product of all time is none other than Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!
RUMOR CONTROL: Rumors of 8th “Potter” novel are FALSE
An April Fool is someone defined as “a person who is the victim of a trick or hoax on April 1” – but what about when the fooling happens over five months later?
