{"product_id":"harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-illustrated-edition-hardback","title":"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Illustrated Edition (Hardback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new era of Hogwarts begins. The HBO Original Series \u003ci\u003eHarry\nPotter and the Philosopher's Stone\u003c\/i\u003e is coming this Christmas to HBO Max.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPrepare to be spellbound by Jim Kay's dazzling full-colour illustrations in\nthis stunning edition of J.K. Rowling's \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Chamber of\nSecrets\u003c\/i\u003e. Breathtaking scenes, dark themes and unforgettable characters -\nincluding Dobby and Gilderoy Lockhart - await inside this fully illustrated\nedition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWith paint, pencil and pixels, award-winning illustrator Jim Kay conjures the\nwizarding world as we have never seen it before. Fizzing with magic and\nbrimming with humour, this inspired reimagining will captivate fans and new\nreaders alike, as Harry and his friends, now in their second year at Hogwarts\nSchool of Witchcraft and Wizardry, seek out a legendary chamber and the deadly\nsecret that lies at its heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.K. Rowling\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the enduringly popular\nHarry Potter books. After the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a delayed\ntrain journey in 1990, she plotted out and started writing the series of seven\nbooks and the first, \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, was\npublished in the UK in 1997. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe series took another ten years to complete, concluding in\n2007 with the publication of \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Harry Potter books have now sold over 600 million copies\nin 85 languages, been listened to as audiobooks for over one billion hours and\nmade into eight smash hit movies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTo accompany the series, J.K. Rowling wrote three short\ncompanion volumes for charity: \u003ci\u003eQuidditch Through the Ages\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFantastic\nBeasts and Where to Find Them\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tales of Beedle the Bard\u003c\/i\u003e, in\naid of her international children's foundation Lumos. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them\u003c\/i\u003e went on to\ninspire a new series of films featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander. Harry's\nstory as a grown-up was continued in a stage play,\u003ci\u003e Harry Potter and the\nCursed Child\u003c\/i\u003e, which J.K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and\ndirector John Tiffany, and which is now playing in locations around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShe is also the author of a bestselling crime fiction series\nwritten under the pen name Robert Galbraith, and two stand-alone children's\nnovels,\u003ci\u003e The Ickabog \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Pig\u003c\/i\u003e. J.K. Rowling has\nreceived many awards and honours for her writing, including the OBE and\nCompanion of Honour, and a Blue Peter Gold Badge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShe supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through\nher charitable trust Volant and is the founder of the international children's\ncare reform charity Lumos.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nJim Kay won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012 for his illustrations in \u003ci\u003eA\nMonster Calls\u003c\/i\u003e by Patrick Ness. He studied illustration at the University of\nWestminster and since graduating has worked in the Library \u0026amp; Archives of\nTate Britain and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. After producing a one-man\nexhibition at Richmond Gallery he was approached by a publisher and his\nfreelance illustration work began. Jim has produced concept work for film and\ntelevision, and contributed to a group exhibition at the V\u0026amp;A museum in\nLondon. He now lives and works in Northamptonshire with his partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WILCO INTERNATIONAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46348717064399,"sku":"9781408845653","price":54.94,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_dd5164a3-9ae6-4646-8794-e41caddc704e.jpg?v=1792397944","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-illustrated-edition-hardback","provider":"Popular Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}