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

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Tedy okamžik, kdy na plátně poprvé ředitel Školy čar a kouzel v Bradavicích Albus Brumbál, šafář Hagrid a profesorka Minerva McGonagallová na práh domu Vernona a Petunie Dursleyových položili malý uzlíček s miminkem, které díky spisovatelce J. Sean Harris, her best friend in the Upper Sixth owned a turquoise Ford Anglia, which she says inspired the one in her books. The Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published to international acclaim.

Every brushstroke, ink line, and pencil sketch breathes life into the wizarding world imagery that readers know and love.

She attended secondary school at Wyedean School and College, where her mother had worked as a technician in the science department. From New Year’s Day to December 31st, it takes readers through the year, each daily entry featuring a specially selected quote or favourite anniversary from the novels.

This is another paragraph Book Description: A Magical Year takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the seasons at Hogwarts. Description A Magical Year takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the seasons at Hogwarts. For international readers, A Magical Year will be available in Danish, Estonian, Faroese, Swedish, Slovakian, Portuguese (Portugal), Korean, Spanish, Japanese, Italian and Russian this month. The quotes include statements made by beloved characters from the series, as well as snapshots of moments from their lives.An ideal gift and every collector’s dream, this sumptuous, magical volume invites the reader on an incredible visual journey into the world of Harry Potter through Jim Kay's iconic illustrations and never-before-seen pencil sketches and character studies, coupled with unforgettable quotations from J. For example, Harry Potter entering Tom Riddle's Diary was placed under 18 February when it happened four days earlier on Valentine's Day.

Compared with Jim Kay’s latest deluxe illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, this gift book does not fall short.Structurally, this gift book is divided by the twelve months of the year and features 366 quotes from the Potter novels, one for each day of the year, including leap years. From the snowy towers of Hogwarts, to the dancing eyes of Professor Albus Dumbledore, to the hustle and bustle of Diagon Alley, this visual feast is the perfect companion for readers of all ages, at any point on their Harry Potter journey, and a gift to cherish for years to come. This image shares a page with a heart-melting quote from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: “‘ I would trust Hagrid with my life,’ said Dumbledore.

The days are "boring" in terms of lines and I had hoped they would have made more of a story, instead of just random lines. What a humorous quote to start with because, as we Potter fans know, Harry had a knack for staying in trouble, not out of it. Rowling has also written a standalone novel, The Casual Vacancy, and is the author of the Strike crime series under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. His version of people, creatures and places doesn't always match the one(s) I had in my head while reading the books, but I still very much appreciate the intricate details he always puts in as well as colour palette he uses and how he manages to convey the quirkiness of Rowling's world.Harry Potter: A Magical Year features not only the watercolor and oil illustrations that Kay is known for but pencil sketches that have not been seen before this publication and bring insight into his working process. We also use them to help detect unauthorized access or activity that violate our terms of service, as well as to analyze site traffic and performance for our own site improvement efforts. The ICKABOG and THE CHRISTMAS PIG and all related trade marks, characters, names, and indicia are TM and © J. And on each and every page are Jim Kay’s extraordinary illustrations, both black and white and colour.