A Magical Year brings together Harry, Ron, Hermione and a host of other beloved characters in a glorious illustrated compendium that readers everywhere will cherish for years to come. The publishers just put together a collection of his illustrations from the previous books and added quotes and short paragraphs from the Harry Potter series. Pro fanoušky potterovské ságy, která si připomněla 20 let od premiéry prvního filmového vyprávění, je tato kniha nostalgickým společníkem na každý den v roce.

Reason: Uncertain, but the blurb from Bloomsbury definitely makes it look like A Magical Year is the actual title, at most Harry Potter: A Magical Year; the "The Illustrations of Jim Kay" is a secondary title. The buildings for each of the different parts of the castle and the surrounding areas I really loved and just kept looking at all the individual details and the colours that he chose were so good I had no complaints. Every brushstroke, ink line, and pencil sketch breathes life into the wizarding world imagery that readers know and love.One moment, anniversary, or memory is featured each day of the year along with a selection of Jim Kay’s illustrations and previously unseen pencil sketches and preparatory pieces. Compared with Jim Kay’s latest deluxe illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, this gift book does not fall short.

This article covers a subject that is part of the real world, and thus should not be taken as a part of the Harry Potter universe. Kay’s artwork never fails to inspire and reminds readers of the joys and mysteries of the wizarding world.She had a difficult homelife; her mother was ill and she had a difficult relationship with her father (she is no longer on speaking terms with him). The days are "boring" in terms of lines and I had hoped they would have made more of a story, instead of just random lines. After a one-man exhibition at Richmond Gallery he was approached by a publisher and his freelance career began.