Bloomsbury The Tales Of Beedle The Bard by J. K. Rowling

My niece loves Harry Potter series of books which is why this was a definite add on to her collection.

Good book first addition

Als großer Harry-Potter-Fan durfte dieses Buch in meiner Sammlung natürlich nicht fehlen. „The Tales of Beedle the Bard“ ergänzt das Potter-Universum wunderbar und bietet kleine Märchen, die man schon aus den Büchern kennt. Die Geschichten sind liebevoll geschrieben, gut verständlich und machen auch in der englischen Ausgabe richtig Spaß zu lesen. Besonders schön finde ich die Gestaltung des Covers und die hochwertigen Illustrationen im Inneren. Für Sammler, Fans und alle, die das Potter-Universum noch ein Stück erweitern möchten, eine klare Empfehlung!

Not the best quality but it look fine.

Una amiga recientemente adquirió toda la colección de Harry Potter en inglés, y ya tenía los otros dos libros, el de "El Quidditch a través de los tiempos" y el de "Criaturas mágicas y cómo encontrarlas", así que sólo le faltaba este para tener (de momento) todos los que han salido de Harry Potter, y quedó encantada con él. El libro es tal cuál se muestra en la imagen, con tapas duras, en inglés, y está muy chula la portada, al ser tapas duras y tener la ilustración tan cuidada queda muy bien el resultado final. Otro punto a favor es el precio, por este precio no sueles tener libros en tapas duras, aunque el hecho de que esté en inglés suele abaratarlo al hacer compras desde España.

I pre-ordered this on 2nd August, and the last two weeks have been the longest wait of my life in terms of books. When i got it, my breath was taken away with how beautiful it was. I won't bore you with details of how it looks as so many others have done this, so i'll concentrate on what is in the book. Firstly, i loved the tales and i will be reading it again, although i will use my standard edition. The characters are all different and seem very real. Although connected with magic and has Dumbledore's thoughts included, it shows she can write other believable characters without mentioning Harry, Ron or Hermoine etc. I found Dumbledore's thoughts to be well written and easily imagined him thinking and saying these things. The footnotes were very informative as well. The clear divide between muggle and wizarding fairytales is not always clear- the only thing seperating them is that the people in the stories have magic and that the females are a lot stronger and grab your attention more. There is one let down i feel. The last tale "the three brothers" i felt was too short. I have read the last book and have read the tale, but thought that it had been a quick version of it. Then again, if it had been longer, it may have spoilt it. Also, the thoughts at the end of the story i felt ended suddenly. I was expecting to turn the page and see more thoughts, but came to a personal message from baroness nicholson of winterbourne MEP 107 (don't want people to tell me off for using a shortened version of her name!). Although this was good to read, i only wish there had been a conclusion of his thoughts like the other stories. Then again, it makes the reader wonder if he intended to go back to those notes and finish them off- sadly, we'll never know. However, these are two minor complaints and do not affect the enjoyment of the book overall. JK Rowling still has the power to make people feel hungry for more, and i have once again been caught under her spell. The illustrations in the CE are amazing and shows that she is more than just a writer. Please consider buying this book- if you just want it for the stories, get the standard edition. However, if you want more than the stories and experience the full magic of this book, buy the Collector's edition. I promise that you will not be disappointed. Get it soon because once it's gone, it's gone.

“No man or woman alive, magical or not, has ever escaped some form of injury, whether physical, mental or emotional. To hurt is as human as to breathe.” The first time I heard of The Tales of Beedle the Bard was - of course - in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. And I laughed out loud, crying and giggling for minutes when I first heard of Babbity Rabbity and Her Cackling Stump. My favourite tale is The Fountain of Fair Fortune. It just warms my heart every single time I read it. It's quite the opposite of The Warlock's Hairy Heart, but in a way, I still love the utter disgust and shock it produces. Dumbledore's notes are pretty spectacular as well. I love how he shamelessly tells Lucius Malfoy off in his letter about banning a tale from the Hogwarts Library. And by Merlin's Beard is Aberforth so fascinated by goats? It's always going to remain a mystery to me. This is an amazing, original collection of wondrous and beautiful, cruel and magical tales. If someone can create fairytales that feel like they could be in Grimm's collection, then it's definitely J. K. Rowling. I never thought it possible that someone could write a fairytale, that feels as old and as magical as the ones I grew up with. But I also never thought that a writer could have such an impact on my life.