Harry Potter – A Magical Year: The Illustrations of Jim Kay

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The book has a diary layout, with each day featuring an event, memory or anniversary in the Harry Potter books. The Kate Greenaway Medal winner's bewitching character studies, sweeping landscapes and beautifully observed pencil details reveal the skill and process of an artist working at the peak of his powers. Steve Eddy, who taught Rowling English when she first arrived, remembers her as "not exceptional" but "one of a group of girls who were bright, and quite good at English. We here at MuggleNet were thrilled with its release and are confident that it is a gift book that any Potter fan will enjoy.

I'm also going to also discuss the illustrations for the main series as well with only 4 of them currently out and of course there all amazing. The determination on his face is clear and makes it evident to the reader that what Hagrid is doing at that moment is of the utmost importance. Following her marriage, she has sometimes used the name Joanne Murray when conducting personal business. Id love to see it done with other big fantasy series like Lord of the Rings, Narnia, Percy Jackson etc etc. Kniha Harry Potter – A Magical Year, tedy Magický rok, vezme čtenáře na nezapomenutelnou cestu všemi ročními obdobími v Bradavicích.His unique interpretation is both captivating and transporting – picture frozen icicles glinting on the snowy towers of Hogwarts, the dancing eyes of Professor Albus Dumbledore, or the infectious hustle and bustle of Diagon Alley. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels, bring to life all of the magic, beauty and wonder of the wizarding world.

Prožijte tak každý den v roce společně s kouzelnickým světem a nejikoničtějšími obrázky Jima Kaye, dosud neviděnými studiemi postav, kresbami tužkou a jinými díly z jeho archivu. The illustrations feature Jim Kay’s most iconic art from the Illustrated Editions of Harry Potter as well as previously unseen pencil sketches and preparatory pieces, offering a unique and fascinating insight into the artist’s sketchbook. I would recommend this book to any Harry Potter collector, or, it would be a nice addition if you didn't purchase any of the illustrated edition to display with your Harry Potter series.

When she was a young teenager, her great aunt, who Rowling said "taught classics and approved of a thirst for knowledge, even of a questionable kind," gave her a very old copy of Jessica Mitford's autobiography, Hons and Rebels. Jim Kay’s dazzling depiction of the wizarding world has been enchanting readers since the publication of the groundbreaking Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 2015. Her headmaster at St Michael's, Alfred Dunn, has been suggested as the inspiration for the Harry Potter headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Rowling was born to Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer, and Anne Rowling (née Volant), on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Bristol.