The Tales of Beedle the Bard
by J. K. Rowling
Picture book · ages 6–9 · grades 1–4 · 620L · 128 pages · 2017
Why we'd hand it over
Rowling's fairy-tale voice is gentler and more folkloric than Potter; illustrated edition is gorgeous, though the Dumbledore frame and some fables carry faint menace that skews scariness slightly above cozy picture books.