Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale

Publishers have my sympathy. If I try to put myself in the place of an editor picking this manuscript from the pile I can say with some certainty that I would not have recognized it as the ticket to a multi-billion dollar prize. I would have thought to myself that it was a good fun read, revisiting

These Are The Stories Before We Had SmartPhones Many years ago, I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone when it was first published in the US, before the movie, before all of the fame and merchandising opportunities. Initially, when I read it, I devoured it in two days. Now that I am old, well a Leggi tutto

Can you hear me screaming? As expected, the illustrations brought this book to  a whole new level.  I legitimately want to buy another copy, solely to take it apart and  frame it . Each page is just bursting with new life.  Honestly, how could you  not  love such beautiful images? Hogwarts, Hogwarts. Hoggy Ho Leggi tutto

Update – 4/4/2022 – Reread out loud to my kids Both of my kids were born after the whole Harry Potter series was released. They are now old enough to start appreciating the story so I thought it would be fun to read it out loud to them. While it did take us a while because, you know . . . life happen Leggi tutto