Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Illustrated Edition

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Published in Great Britain under the title of Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone.
Published by arrangement with Bloomsbury Pub. Plc.
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.
Contents: Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone.

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Fresh Illustrations submitted by Jillie on July 14, 2016, 6:25pm It's fun to re-read this book with different pictures. It made me think about my own view about the characters.

awesome illustrations submitted by mshriberg on July 19, 2016, 5:59pm I love Jim Kays illustrations

Not So Sure About This submitted by Judeyblu on July 26, 2016, 10:10pm I think this is best for those just discovering the series.
It's hard to change the pictures we'd already had from our own imaginations... and the movies.

Cool submitted by ooseung on July 28, 2016, 10:09pm The illustrations are awesome and its cool to re read the book and see it in a different way.

Cool submitted by jduffy12 on August 5, 2016, 1:25pm It is magical

great submitted by manz on August 20, 2016, 1:55pm A beautifully illustrated version of this beloved book.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone submitted by PizzaPuppy on November 8, 2016, 10:00am Harry Potter fans rejoice! The brand new illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is now on the shelves!

This edition of the first book in the popular Harry Potter series includes the full original text paired with stunning color illustrations. Each and every page has been filled with visually appealing and intricate artwork. All of the chapter intros are illustrated in addition to many other images throughout the novel. Some illustrations span multiple pages while some are small asides or details. However, each and every page has something visual-- there aren't any white pages in the entire book. In addition, aside from the switch from 'Philosopher's Stone' to 'Sorcerer's Stone', all of the Americanized changes to the first few printings of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone have reverted to their original British roots (for example: substituting motorcycle for motorbike or lemon drop for sherbet lemon).

Jim Kay does a wonderful job of bringing these familiar characters to life in new and sometimes surprising ways. Harry and the gang don't resemble their movie counterparts, but are a more accurate depiction of the characters as they appear in the novels. These otherworldly illustrations are sure to delight fans and newcomers alike.

Author J. K. Rowling has also been busy with the recent release of her latest novel Career of Evil, adding to the collection of novels published under her pen name Robert Galbraith.

Great Illustrations submitted by lianayz on July 7, 2017, 3:51pm This book is just the new and improved Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone.

BEAUTIFUL, a must-have for a Harry Potter Collection submitted by lswatts42 on August 12, 2017, 12:26pm The illustrations in this book truly bring this text to life. They are beautiful, but not distracting.
If you plan on introducing young children to this series, start with this edition!

Great for Harry newbies submitted by LisaT on August 27, 2017, 12:46pm I started reading this version of the books with my son. He is an instant fan. The illustrations are not like the original art or the movies, but excellent.

gorgeous submitted by WiseRaven on July 20, 2018, 7:58pm beautifully illustrated. a pleasure to read with smooth pages

great introduction for kids submitted by halliejewell on August 17, 2018, 4:23pm my daughter and i are reading this as a way to introduce her to the world of Harry Potter, she loves it and its fun to read outloud.

Absolutely Beautiful submitted by Smileyfrowns on August 18, 2018, 12:41am These illustrations are so beautiful! They're an amazing way to bring the wizarding world to life in front of your eyes, while still staying more to the storyline. Great for younger children too!

AMAZING submitted by Satvika on July 4, 2019, 8:49pm I am obsessed with anything that has to do with Harry Potter and Hogwarts and I love this new addition to the awesome world! It's really neat seeing how Jim Kay imagined things differently, especially after watching the movie.

I also love how the colors are so vibrant and beautiful. Definitely worth reading, along with the original!

I really like to compare the two especially seeing that the newer version is published in British English - it's really cool seeing how English people speak! Awesome.

Beautiful and evocative submitted by ElizaNuxoll on July 6, 2019, 10:51pm We read (and re-read) Jim Kay's books with our children every Christmas, starting with this one and adding a new one each year. The illustrations are beautiful and evocative, and only add to J. K. Rowling's already wonderful story. We love it!

Great submitted by kimberlybalk on July 10, 2019, 10:35am It was really interesting and the pictures were really good

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Illustrated Edition submitted by SBNB on June 22, 2022, 10:28pm We all know the story is great, and the illustrations in this book take it to a whole new level. Definitely recommended!