“I've yet to meet a ten-year-old who hasn't been entranced by its witty, complex plot and the character of the eponymous Harry” –  Independent

“Spellbinding, enchanting, bewitching stuff” –  Mirror

“Teachers say a chapter can silence the most rowdy of classes” –  Guardian

“One of the greatest literary adventures of modern times” –  Sunday Telegraph

“The Harry Potter stories will join that small group of children's books which are read and reread into adulthood” –  TLS