J.K. Rowling Photo by: Mark Stewart / Camera Press / Retna
Christmas comes early for Harry Potter fans! J.K. Rowling's new book, The Tales of Beedle the Bard her first major work since retiring the boy wizard last year hits shelves December 4.
The 157-page collection of five wizardry-inspired fairy tales was mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final novel in the best-selling series.
Rowling previously produced seven hand-crafted copies of the book but this is its first commercial publication.
Beedle will retail for $12.99, with Amazon.com offering 100,000 leather-bound "Collector's Edition" copies designed to mimic the handmade originals for $100 each.
Proceeds from the sale will go to the Children's High Level Group, Rowling's charity for vulnerable children.
Caris Davis