About the Author
J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular Harry
Potter books. After the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a
delayed train journey in 1990, she plotted out and started writing
the series of seven books and the first was published as Harry
Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in the UK in 1997. The series
took another ten years to complete, concluding in 2007 with the
publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
To accompany the series, J.K. Rowling wrote three short
companion volumes for charity, Quidditch Through the Agesand
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. She also
collaborated on the writing of a stage play, Harry Potter and the
Cursed Child, which was published as a script book.
Her other books for children include the fairy tale The Ickabog
and The Christmas Pig, which were published in 2020 and 2021
respectively and have also been bestsellers. She is also the author
of books for adults, including a bestselling crime fiction
series.
J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honors for her
writing. She also supports a number of causes through her
charitable trust Volant and is the founder of the children's
charity Lumos.
To find out more about J.K. Rowling visit
jkrowlingstories.com.
Mary GrandPr� has illustrated more than twenty beautiful
books, including The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock, which
received a Caldecott Honor; Cleonardo, the Little Inventor, of
which she is also the author; and the original American editions of
all seven Harry Potter novels. Her work has also appeared in the
New Yorker, the Atlantic Monthly, and the Wall Street Journal, and
her paintings and pastels have been shown in galleries across the
United States. Ms. GrandPr� lives in Sarasota, Florida, with her
family.
Brian Selznick's books have sold millions of copies, garnered
countless awards worldwide, and been translated into more than 35
languages. He broke open the novel form with his innovative and
genre-defying thematic trilogy, beginning with the Caldecott
Medal-winning #1 New York Times bestseller The Invention of Hugo
Cabret, adapted into Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning movie Hugo. He
followed that with the #1 New York Times bestseller, Wonderstruck,
adapted into the eponymous movie by celebrated filmmaker Todd
Haynes, with a screenplay by Selznick, and the New York Times
bestseller, The Marvels. Selznick's two most recent books for young
people, Baby Monkey, Private Eye, an ALA Notable Book co-written
with his husband David Serlin, and Kaleidoscope, a New York Times
Notable Children's Book of 2021, were both New York Times
bestsellers as well. He also illustrated the 20th anniversary
edition covers of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Selznick and
Serlin divide their time between Brooklyn, New York and La Jolla,
California. Learn more at thebrianselznick.com and
mediaroom.scholastic.com/brianselznick.