Description
Award-winning artist Jim Kay illustrates year two of Harry Potter’s adventures at Hogwarts, in a stunning, gift-ready format. The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he’s packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.And strike it does. For in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockhart, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls’ bathroom, and the unwanted attentions of Ron Weasley’s younger sister, Ginny.But each of these seem minor annoyances when the real trouble begins, and someone — or something — starts turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects… Harry Potter himself?
Nish Thanu –
I have been looking into illustrated editions of books 1&2 for my son to introduce him to HP books next year when he turns 9. At $21-holiday price cuts + $5 coupon, I figured this is the cheapest it will get and ordered Book 2 of this Jim Kay edition and Book 1 of the Minalima edition(Minalima’s Book 1 was gorgeous). Jim Kay’s illustrations feel closer to the movies and Minalima’s closer to the books. Anyone looking for Harry Potter illustrated books will come upon Jim Kay’s editions, the vivid colors and life-like visualizations gained quick popularity., This book has stunning illustrative spreads of Dobby, the Basilisk, Aragog, Diagon alley, Hogwarts castle, the sword of Gryffindor, and a two page spread of Harry at Quidditch. There are a few illustrative choices in this book that are very questionable though:, -This edition over-all, this illustrator, seems to have something of an obsession with Draco Malfoy. In this book with so much to visualize, they have chosen to include 2 full page spreads of Draco! Such a colossal waste of space, would have made so much more sense to include Tom Riddle instead of one of the two Draco spreads., -Another very peculiar choice was in chapter 3 – Omitting to show the Weasley’s burrow (there is one full page spread but it’s in the shadows and you can barely discern what it is, so it almost doesn’t count), or Ron’s room, they have instead chosen to do multiple illustrations of garden gnomes throughout the chapter!, These two choices are so peculiar, I wonder how no one raised an issue and these made it to the final copy., Two illustrations that I would have liked to have been included are, -A full page spread of all the four houses in the dueling club, their wands out in action., -An illustration of the trio following the path of the Basilisk in the pipes., These 2 visuals would have added a lot of value to the story., One Jim Kay edition of which ever book you choose is a must have for a child beginning the Harry Potter series and for a collector.
cbw30 –
The illustrated editions of the Harry Potter books are fantastic. My son was a little intimidated by the length of the original books and was overwhelmed at the thought of starting them. Knowing he would love them if he could just get started, my mother in law ordered the first book in the illustrated edition. He has been fully immersed ever since. They are big, heavy books but the illustrations are beautiful and frequent enough to break up the text. We will definitely continue ordering these editions.
Kevin Fogarty –
These books are simply beautiful! They are printed and bound using the highest quality craftsmanship and materials. We bought these for our grandson and they should last for him to pass on to his grandsons.
Connie Ledbetter –
The color and clarity of the book is fantastic! The book came in a timely way.
Katy Gerring –
Love the pictures in the book!!!