Tales of Beedle the Bard!!!

You probably heard of the book that J.K Rowling hand wrote and illustrated. She only made seven copies. She gave six away to friends and auctioned off one of them. Amazon won the auction and now, it is available to the masses for PRE-ORDER ONLY right now from Amazon, in two different editions. (Official release date is December 4, 2008)

Standard and Collector's Editions

The Standard Edition features all five fairy tales from the original The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a new introduction by J.K. Rowling, illustrations reproduced from the original handcrafted book, and commentary on each of the tales by Professor Albus Dumbledore.

Amazon is also thrilled to offer a luxuriously packaged Collector's Edition (LIMITED number to be produced; available exclusively at Amazon) designed to evoke the spirit of the handcrafted original. It is housed in its own case (made to resemble a wizarding textbook found in the Hogwarts library). The Collector's Edition includes a reproduction of J.K. Rowling's handwritten introduction, as well as 10 additional illustrations not found in the Standard Edition. Opening the cover of the case reveals a velvet bag embroidered with J.K. Rowling's signature, in which sits the piece de resistance: your very own copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, complete with metal skull, corners, and clasp; replica gemstones; and emerald ribbon.

Note: Amazon has a Pre-order Price Guarantee! Order now and if the Amazon.com price decreases between your order time and the end of the day of the release date, you'll receive the lowest price.

We have pre-ordered the "Collector's Edition" since it looks really neat. And we are really excited for the time in the future when we can read this book for ourselves to Willow (and of course review them right here on Mommy Vomitpants).