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One of the things I realised during the COVID-lockdown introspection period was that I had been reading fewer books. The time I used to spend propped up with a

JK Rowling shares thank you message with The Ickabog readers Harry Potter author JK Rowling (Andrew Matthews/PA) JK Rowling has thanked readers after sales of her children’s book The Ickabog raised “millions of pounds” for charities helping vulnerable people affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Writing on the book’s website, the Harry Potter author described the response as “one of the most meaningful experiences” of her writing career. The 55-year-old expressed her gratitude to those who bought the book, thereby raising money for her charitable trust, Volant, which supports proj...

1 . 25 . 21 At the height of the coronavirus pandemic last April, when celebrities around the world were lecturing us via tweet to stay home and wear a mask, British novelist J. K. Rowling took a different approach. As kids were forced to forego school and interactions with friends, she published a new children’s book and released it in free installments for families stuck at home. The novel, The Ickabog, was published in full this past Thanksgiving. Proceeds from sales of the book are donated to communities hurt most by COVID-19. Rowling has said that the Ickabog story first came to her ...

The review The Ickabog- J.K. Rowling There are millions of Harry Potter Fans but in this new book by J.K. Rowling he is nowhere to be seen. She started writing the The Ickabog for her children a few years ago and never finished it. It was during the pandemic that she unearthed the unfinished manuscript and completed writing it. It is set in Cornucopia a kingdom ruled by King Fredthe Fearless. To the North are sheep and a scary creature known as the Ickabog. No one has seen it but the mere thought of this scary creature keeps the children in line to behave and creeps into their nightmares. Aft...

Search Sarah Kaptchouang, left and Breanna Michel, right, both have their drawings featured in J.K. Rowling’s newest book, The Ickabog. (Image credit: Scholastic, Debra Hurford Brown, submitted by Flore Kenmenge and Janalee Frank, graphic design by Philip Street/CBC) The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling features drawings by Canadian kids CBC Kids News • Published 2020-12-16 12:06 Out of more than 42,000 entries, 34 winning drawings chosen Pencils, paper and a little magic was all it took for some Canadian kids’ drawings to end up in J.K. Rowling’s most recent work, The Ickabog....