The Tales of Beedle the Bard

A Harry Potter Hogwarts Library Book

By: J.K. Rowling

Narrated by: Warwick Davis, Noma Dumezweni, Jason Isaacs, Jude Law, Evanna Lynch, Sally Mortemore, Bonnie Wright

Length: 1 hr and 35 mins

Publisher's Summary

"The heroes and heroines who triumph in his stories are not those with the most powerful magic, but rather those who demonstrate the most kindness, common sense and ingenuity."

As every fan of the Harry Potter stories knows, the shelves of the Hogwarts Library are home to all sorts of fascinating books. There are three in particular you might have heard mentioned by certain Hogwarts students and that you can add to your listening list too, including The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

As familiar to Hogwarts students as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty are to Muggle children, Beedle's stories are a collection of popular fairy tales written for young witches and wizards. So, if you're wondering what's in store...well, your ears are in for a treat.

Once you've checked this fabulous Hogwarts Library book out, you'll start by hearing the author's introduction, read by Sally Mortemore (librarian Madam Pince from the Harry Potter films). Then it's time for the tales to begin....

You'll laugh along to "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot" as you listen to the havoc wreaked by a father's impish gift to his son, read by Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick - Harry Potter films).

"The Fountain of Fair Fortune" will take you on a quest through an enchanted garden, alongside three witches and a luckless knight, read by Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood - Harry Potter films).

In "The Warlock's Hairy Heart", you'll be warned about a young warlock who is fearful of love and turns to dark magic to avoid it at all costs, read by Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy - Harry Potter films).

The calamitous meeting of a foolish king, a cunning charlatan, and a mischievous washerwoman unravels in "Babbitty Rabbitty and Her Cackling Stump", read by Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley - Harry Potter films).

And finally, the most iconic of Beedle's stories. "The Tale of the Three Brothers" - with its message of humility and wisdom - will introduce you, dear listener, to the Deathly Hallows, read by Noma Dumezweni (Hermione Granger - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, London's West End and New York's Broadway).

Each of the tales is accompanied by wise and whimsical notes from a certain Albus Dumbledore, surely everyone's favorite headmaster, read by Jude Law (Albus Dumbledore - Fantastic Beasts films).

We're told these five fables have been firm favorites in wizarding households for centuries, and now it's your turn to experience these tales from the Wizarding World as you've never heard them before.

Fans of The Tales of Beedle the Bard are sure to enjoy the other Hogwarts Library books: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages.

At least 90 percent of the proceeds* received by Pottermore Limited from this audiobook will be made available by the publisher to The Lumos Foundation for their work to help children worldwide out of institutions, so they can thrive in loving families and communities. The Lumos Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales with registered charity number 1112575 and in the USA (EIN 47-2301085).

*Proceeds means the cash-price or cash equivalent price less sales taxes.

Around the world, more than eight million children live in orphanages and other institutions. What may be surprising is that about 80 percent of them aren't actually orphans. They have family who could care for them, with the right support. Lumos is an international children's charity founded by J.K. Rowling. Named after the light-giving spell in Harry Potter, Lumos' mission is to ensure that by 2050 all children will grow up in loving, protective families.

©2008 J.K. Rowling (P)2020 J.K. Rowling/Pottermore Publishing

Perfect for the entire family

Harry Potter is one of the most loved fictional characters ever and with this release of The Tales of Beedle the Bard in audiobook format you can step back into the magical Wizarding World created with love and passion by best-selling and award-winning author J.K. Rowling.

Immerse yourself in this audiobook production of The Tales of Beedle the Bard performed superbly by beloved actors from the Harry Potter movies and the Theatre play. They bring these stories to life like never before and the narrative experience is even more enriched and elevated by well placed sound effects.

Discover alongside your young one five beautifully written fables that are considered classics by the children of Wizards. Each one of them will fascinate and captivate your imagination with charm and wit.

This audiobook will be Free for Audible members until early 2021, so you have all the reasons to give it a chance, especially during these trying times.

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Hard to enjoy because of sound effects.

I couldn't finish it. The sound effects were so distracting to the story that I couldn't enjoy it. the readings were ok. the stories themselves were a little short.

Amazing story!!!

I love this book because it is such a page turner. It has been one of J.K Rowling’s successes. It is the best extension of the Harry Potter. I love that it is read by the actors and actresses from the franchise. Definitely an incredible book.


- Navah Lisman


Age 10

Harry Potter Fans Must Have!

This is absolutely a must have! It has some of our favorite voices/actors from the Wizarding World like Luna, Jenny and Professor Flitwick. Then on top of that you get the extra insight from the young Dumbledore (Jude Law) after each fable which was really an incredibly fun addition to have him participate in the audio book. This edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard is completely immersive and family friendly as it is the wizard fables meant for kids. We definitely need more books narrated like this one to add to our Harry Potter collection.

I only wish there were more of it

excellent quality; well written, well read, a feast (well, hearty snack) for the imagination. I loved it immensely

Great for Harry Potter fans

I enjoyed this book more than I expected. The best part was the commentary about each story which made fairy tales relevant to modern wizarding issues. Nice cast of voices.

Very well narrated

I enjoyed it very much. It was such a treat to hear the voices of a few of my favorite characters.

Fantastic rendition

Listened all the way through without pause because it was so well done. Definitely entertaining!

Wonderful

Hearing all the actors narrate these familiar tales was an absolute delight. The sound effects were also well done.

A magical experience

To be perfectly honest, I only listened because of the cast. For good reason, really. All the performances were magical. I particularly enjoyed Evanna Lynch's 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune' and Jude Law's take on Dumbledore's annotations. Really enjoyable.

Useless....

How do members in the UK access this title?
Why is Audible offering no Help?
Why is Audible deleting people alerting them to the download issues?
Audible is even no longer accepting e-mails to their Customer Service e-mail address.
Instead of hiding the problems, and/or laying off staff, why not simple respond to e-mails, contact loyal members and tell them how to resolve the problems?
All you need is staff members with laptops working from home!

Excellent - after I'd refreshed my library

Had trouble downloading but Audible contacted me to tell me to refresh my library - and that worked. Excellent!

23rd Review :D

Of course I have read all the Harry Potter books several times and it was so nice to listen to all the back stories that make up even more of the this world. God bless you J. K. Rowling for making a difference in children lives around the world and though ‘Lumos’. Keep writing magic!

The Bard... JK Rowling

Sorry, but this was not too exciting for me.

JK Rowling is undoubtedly a very talented writer, however I personally feel that this is just another add on to the Hogwarts legacy. Sit on your laurels Ms Rowling, the Harry Potter books are weaving their magic to young and old and this was just superfluous.

That said, I am sure her undying fans will love it and have nothing said against the multimillionaire writer.

A good read but lacks Emma Watson.

This was a great audiobook that takes us back to the wizarding world of J.K Rowling. I really loved that they got the actors/actress who played Professor Flitwick, Luna Lovegood, Lucius Malfoy, Ginny Weasley (my favorite) to read the different chapters. The only thing I don't like and why I gave it four, not five stars, is they did not have the real Hermione Granger;Emma Watson, read the tales of the three brothers.

Fantastic, apart from the narrator volume

Loved it, but, the narrators volume kept fluctuating, one minute shouting, the next whispering.

Unobtainable - Update Fixed!

I can review this book because it is in my library.
I cannot review this book because if I try to download it, I'm told it is not in my library.
I was really looking for an audiobook rather than a paradox.

I've no idea this problem is supposed to be fixed but I eventually just deleted the database (.db) file in my audible profile and let the program rebuild it. There's some weirdness but it works.

WORST NARRATOR EVER

this got really boring because of the first narrator. the story was really good but the first narrator was not. I would recommend it if you skip the start .

Can't view in library or download

So disappointed as would love to listen. Hopefully someone at Audible will look at the feedback and rectify this.

Disappointing

Based on the author's ability to capture a reader's attention, imagination and emotions I was very disappointed with this offering. I felt the Potter series characters references to it made me want to read it to discover the source of their enjoyment. That wasn't my experience, bland would be my way of describing it