Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, Book 1)

 
　　在世界的另一個角落，有著一個神秘的魔法國度，裡面住滿了巫師。施魔法、派貓頭鷹送信都只是基本，他們還騎飛天掃帚當交通工具，和畫像裡的人交談，與各式各樣的神奇生物比鄰而居，甚至還有完整培育巫師的學校。
 
　　十一歲的哈利波特，從小被收養他的姨丈一家當成怪胎，經常得滿屋子躲避表哥達力的追打。雖然無法解釋發生在身邊的各種奇怪現象，但他一直以為自己只是個平凡的男孩。
 
　　直到那封信掉落在水蠟樹街四號的踩腳墊上，淡黃色的羊皮紙信封上用綠色墨水書寫著地址，以紫色蠟印彌封。哈利還沒弄清楚那是什麼，就立刻被恐怖的阿姨和姨丈給沒收了。
 
　　但寄信的人並沒有就此罷休，陸續寄來了十封、二十封，直到上百封。最後，擁有一頭濃密黑髮和雜亂鬍鬚的巨人海格出現在哈利的面前，直接將信塞給他，並帶來令人震驚的消息：「哈利波特是一名巫師，在霍格華茲魔法與巫術學院擁有一席之地。」哈利顫抖著雙手收下信，這時的他還不知道，他即將踏上全魔法世界最不可思議的冒險旅程！
 
　　----中文簡介擷取自中譯本《哈利波特(1)：神秘的魔法石》，皇冠出版

Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility.
 
All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley - a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years.
 
But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry - and anyone who reads about him - will find unforgettable.

J.K. Rowling is the author of the seven Harry Potter books, which have sold over 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. She also wrote three short series companion volumes for charity, including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which later became the inspiration for a new series of films. Harry’s story as a grown-up was later continued in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which J.K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany.

In 2020, she returned to publishing for younger children with the fairy tale The Ickabog, which she initially published for free online for children in lockdown, later donating all her book royalties to help vulnerable groups affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honors for her writing, including for her detective series written under the name Robert Galbraith. She supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through her charitable trust Volant, and is the founder of the children’s care reform charity Lumos.

For as long as she can remember, J.K. Rowling wanted to be a writer, and is at her happiest in a room, making things up. She lives in Scotland with her family.

Mary GrandPré has illustrated more than twenty beautiful books, including The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock, which received a Caldecott Honor; Cleonardo, the Little Inventor, of which she is also the author; and the original American editions of all seven Harry Potter novels. Her work has also appeared in the New Yorker, the Atlantic Monthly, and the Wall Street Journal, and her paintings and pastels have been shown in galleries across the United States. Ms. GrandPré lives in Sarasota, Florida, with her family.