An almanac treats the wizarding world as a place to be catalogued rather than a story to be retold, which is a different pleasure from reading the novels again.
Across 208 hardcover pages the material is arranged as reference: subjects gathered and presented in entries, with illustration doing as much of the work as text. That structure suits dipping in and out, and it gives younger readers a way into the setting that does not depend on finishing a long chapter. Bloomsbury Children's Books produces it in hardcover, which matters for a title likely to be opened repeatedly rather than read once.
This edition covers:
• 208 hardcover pages of illustrated reference material
• Full-colour artwork throughout instead of plain text pages
• Entry-based organisation rather than a continuous narrative
• A hardcover build from Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pitched at young Harry Potter readers, collectors and gift buyers looking beyond the novels, published by Bloomsbury Children's Books and available from Boipoka.