THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Discover the fifth instalment of J.K. Rowling’s magical classic,
evoked in glorious full-colour by Jim Kay, winner of the Kate
Greenaway Medal, and acclaimed guest artist Neil Packer. With more
than 160 illustrations!
J.K. Rowling is best known as the author of the seven Harry
Potter books, which were published between 1997 and 2007. The
enduringly popular adventures of Harry, Ron and Hermione have gone
on to sell over 500 million copies, be translated into over 80
languages and made into eight blockbuster films. Alongside the
Harry Potter series, she also wrote three short companion volumes
for charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and
Where to Find Them, in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos, and The Tales
of Beedle the Bard, in aid of Lumos. J.K. Rowling collaborated with
playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany to continue
Harry’s story in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,
which opened in London in 2016 and is now playing worldwide. In the
same year, she made her debut as a screenwriter with the film
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the first in a series
featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander, which was inspired by the
original companion volume. J.K. Rowling has also written a
standalone novel, The Casual Vacancy, and is the author of the
Strike crime series under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Both have
been adapted for television. In 2020 J.K. Rowling returned to
publishing for younger children with the fairy tale The Ickabog,
the royalties from which she is donating to groups affected by the
Covid-19 pandemic. Her latest children’s novel The Christmas Pig, a
standalone adventure story, was published in 2021. She has received
many awards and honours, including an OBE and a Companion of Honour
for services to literature and philanthropy. She lives in Scotland
with her family.
Jim Kay won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012 for his illustrations
in A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. He studied illustration at the
University of Westminster, and worked in the Library & Archives of
Tate Britain and then as an assistant curator of botanical
illustrations at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew before returning
to producing art full-time. After a one-man exhibition at Richmond
Gallery he was approached by a publisher and his freelance career
began. Alongside his illustration work, Jim has produced concept
work for film and television, and contributed to the group
exhibition Memory Palace at the V&A Museum in London. The
Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was
published to international acclaim. Bloomsbury has commissioned Jim
to illustrate all seven books in J.K. Rowling’s classic series. Jim
lives and works in East Sussex with his wife.
NEIL PACKER is an accomplished illustrator – his most recent
project, One of a Kind, won the BolognaRagazzi Award for
non-fiction in 2021. He lives in London with his son.
Seeing Jim Kay’s illustrations moved me profoundly. I love his
interpretation of Harry Potter’s world, and I feel honoured and
grateful that he has lent his talent to it
*J.K. Rowling*
Kay’s illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s
Stone is a triumph – a book so alive it seems to jump, explode and
slither out of your hands as you read
*Telegraph on HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE ILLUSTRATED
EDITION*
It is stunning … with full-colour illustrations throughout from
Greenaway Medal winner Kay, who breathes incredible life into these
much-loved characters and locations, staying faithful to Rowling’s
vision but revitalising the story for a new generation
*Bookseller on HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE ILLUSTRATED
EDITION*
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