Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Great hardcover addition if you plan on collecting books in the Harry Potter universe!

Thank you, it is just how I was hoping it would be: telling me about the individual kinds of creatures!!!

Just so people know this version, the one with the red hardcover, is not the screenplay of the movie. It is also not a reprint of the "worn" first version which had funny handwritten commentary by Harry and Ron in the margins. This however is still fun to read. It is a great read because it is a "muggle" version of the wizarding world's book. It gives more information about the many magical beasts in the Harry Potter world. It also has some funny footnotes at times talking about "mishaps" and other information. It is also a great resource for people who love writing Harry Potter fanfiction as well and want some reference material about the magical beasts of this series' world. Again, pay attention to which version is which before you buy to make sure you have the right one.

One of the pure joys of my reading/listening time recently has been the audiobook of J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them narrated by Newt Scamander himself, Eddie Redmayne. This was a wonderful surprise – I really wasn’t expecting it to be as entertaining as it was. This is a “revised edition” film tie-in, to include an additional footnote by Scamander commenting on the events of the film and implying more editions will be released as more Fantastic Beasts films are released. It certainly whetted my appetite for more of Mr Scamander’s adventures. The audio edition is described as enhanced for audio with original sound design. This audiobook includes “audio footnotes” which have been treated with a sound effect to differentiate them from the main narration. These includes very subtle sound effects of the various creatures about which Scamander is talking, which really added a lot to the listening experience. What I hadn’t expected was just how funny it would be. I regularly found myself laughing out loud. Who knew that the Loch Ness Monster was actually a publicity hungry kelpie? I suspect this will be a go-to book to put a smile on my face for a long time to come. As a bonus, proceeds from the sale of the books go to Rowling’s Lumos charity and also the UK’s Comic Relief. A wonderful listen and definitely worth the five stars I gave it.

And... shocker! JK Rowling wrote another 5-star book! Honestly, if there were more stars to give, she'd get them. This book is a "textbook" from the Harry Potter wizarding world, "written by Newt Scamander". It details all the magical beast every decent wizard should know about, its level of menace, and interesting information. If all textbooks were written like this Fantastic Beasts, students would be reading them voluntarily. It is funny and light, interesting and quirky. Like all of the HP books (but without the darkness of Death Eaters and deaths - if you haven't yet read HP, I'm not sure what you're waiting for). For any HP fan (that should be all of you), this book is an awesome add-on. It also stands alone and makes a great read, no matter your prior knowledge so if you want to give this to a Muggle (non-wizard) to try to bait him into the world, that would be smart. In all, anyone would enjoy reading this. It's fun, educational (kind of), and creative.

I read all 3 in this “trilogy” and by far this was the worst to slog through, I realize it was a charitable thing, but I bought and never read the first printing that was a shameless cash in before the “trilogy”

I have a Benn a Harry Potter, Wizarding world fan, since the very first book came out in 1997. I was Five a the time. Then the first movie in 2001, I was 9, the last book in 2007, I had just turned 15, the the final movie in 2011, I was 19. The the first Fantastic Beasts and where to find them movie came and fell in love all over agoin with the magic of this magnificent world JK Rowling created. This new version of fantastic beast book, far more ranged than the original in 2001, yes I had it until it got destroyed with time and unfortunate wather conditions. Now i have this one, with a lot more information on magical Creatures. I now have a list of theme for when Hogwarts Legacy Come for PS4 in April, I'll be ready to care for them when they come. It's a must have for all over wizarding world fans.

I read this alongside the audio which was great. There are background sound effects. The actor who played Newt is the narrator. The illustrations are amazing. They look like lithographs. The descriptions short yet detailed tidbits of all kinds of creatures. I enjoyed this book very much!

Bought for granddaughter. Nice book nice pictures good quality and price

I bought this book because I wanted to practice my English and also learn something more about the Hogwarts universe. It's very important to say this is not the movie book but the compendium of all animals that appear in the movie.

Harry Potterの教科書ということで、ハリー・ロン・ハーマイオニーの落書きがしてあって楽しい☆ 本を読んでてわからない生物が出たときにこれで調べてます。

Love reading this book, it's really interesting and informative. As a Harry Potter fan , I recommend to fans of the Harry Potter book series.

Daughter loved