I walked into Costco the other day and this was just sitting there waiting for me.  I had seen the $100 version at Amazon and thought that was the only option.  I had no idea it came out in a standard version for us little folk who can’t spend $100 on a book.  I can not express how excited I was.  I could barely shop, I wanted to go home and read it so badly.

And the greatest thing is…it didn’t disappoint.  So here’s the story.  Beedle the Bard essentially wrote down wizarding fairy tales for children.  These are a collection of his stories.  The stories can be a bit gruesome but all have great morals.  My favorite tale is The Fountain of Fair Fortune, in which three witches and a knight are on a quest to find a fountain that will change the direction your life is headed for the better.  On the way they find strengths and opportunities they didn’t know were available to them.

Dubledore, written before his death, has his say at the end of each story.  Very funny, insightful stuff.  And yes, in case you were wondering The Tale of the Three Brothers (the cloak, wand and stone) is in there along with the funny symbol Dumbledore drew.  It isn’t where I imagined it being (I thought it would be near the title) but it’s there.

My oldest is seven and I don’t think I’ll be sharing these stories with him.  Then again I don’t share our normal weird fairy tales with him.  Totally appropriate for a little older kid though and definitely appropriate for adults.

JK Rowling is one of my absolute favorite authors and I love and will cherish the newest edition to the Harry Potter world.  I wish she would come do some kind of book signing.  Has anyone met her?