The Tales of Beedle the Bard

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The Tales of Beedle the Bard is yet another amazing addition to the Potterverse that really helps to bring the wizarding world to life. I love that the book is written as though Rowling is a muggle who was allowed to copy the version of the text which was once owned by Dumbledore and Hermione and has published it for all the rest of us muggles to enjoy. It even has added commentary from Dumbledore and Rowling, explaining the meanings of the stories and clarifying certain wizarding concepts.
For a while now I've wondered how hard it must be to create a new fairy-tale, but Rowling has clearly succeeded in making not one, but five. They feel like the kind of nursery rhymes or fairy-tales that you've heard all your life, but they fit right into the wizarding world that Rowling has created. These stories were easy to read and very enjoyable. I can just imagine reading these to my children someday, along with the classic fairy-tales and Disney stories.
Not only are the tales clever, they're deeply symbolic and moralistic. Like the good fairy-tales and fables of yore, they teach children about good character values and such.
It is extra books like this that sometimes make people say that Rowling is just trying to rake in as much money off of Harry Potter as possible. However, I was happy to learn that a portion of the proceeds from this book go to Lumos, her charity. That alone made it a worthwhile purchase. Plus I love everything this woman writes.

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