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Here's a preview of the upcoming illustrated version of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'

Artist Jim Kay is doing the artwork for the new version of the first book of the 'Harry Potter' series, which will be released this October.

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Illustrations by Jim Kay, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Illustrations depict Rubeus Hagrid (top row, l.), Ron Weasley (top row, r.), Draco Malfoy (bottom row, l.) and Hermione Granger (bottom row, r.).
  • By Molly Driscoll Staff Writer

Looking for a new take on the world of 鈥�Harry Potter鈥�? A deluxe hardcover edition of the first book in the series, 鈥淗arry Potter and the Sorcerer鈥檚 Stone,鈥� will be fully illustrated.

The illustrations are done by Jim Kay, who was the recipient of the Kate Greenaway Medal. Four of his pieces, which are takes on famous 鈥淧otter鈥� pals Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Rubeus Hagrid, and enemy Draco Malfoy, have been released.聽

鈥淭o be given the opportunity to design the characters, the clothing, the architecture and landscapes to possibly the most expansive fantasy world in children's literature, well let's just say I'm extremely excited about it," Kay said in a .聽"The story is everything, and so I want to bring what I can to really show the depth of Rowling's stories, to their best.鈥澛�

The book is being published through Scholastic this October and will also include a ribbon bookmark and illustrated endpapers.

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