Wizard guide to hit series
Beautifully illustrated almanac celebrates all things Harry Potter
The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac – the companion to JK Rowling’s bestselling books produced by Bloomsbury – is not out until later this year. Here is a sneak preview of what is likely to be just as popular as the series it celebrates.
The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac is a rich and colourful new tome for the whole family to dig deeper into the wizarding world.
The compendium is richly illustrated and packed with all sorts of magical tidbits about the Harry Potter stories – wrapped up in new illustrations by Peter Goes, Louise Lockhart, Weitong Mai, Olia Muza, Pham Quang Phuc, Levi Pinfold and Tomislav Tomić.
You can expect to see charts, maps, lists, timelines, handy guides, favourite quotes, cheerful infographics.
Louise Lockhart’s illustrations celebrate some of the favourite character outfits. Enjoy new interpretations of these memorable wizarding fashion moments from Mrs Weasley’s jumpers to Dobby’s socks.
Other pages of the book will take you to the Hogwarts library to study book titles, an unruly collection of household pests reveals some of the magical nuisances of the wizarding world, and Fantastic Treats and Where to Find Them may make you hungry, mapping out a dedicated spread of magical foods.
The almanac will also take take you to r locations, such as Gringotts, the Ministry of Magic, Grimmauld Place, The Burrow and, of course, Hogwarts itself. Readers can discover the locations of certain towers and rooms, a depiction of every Hogwarts floor and where paintings and statues are.
The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac will be released on October 10. Pre-order it now from bookshops and online.