“哈利·波特”是一套既有畅销效应也有常销价值的儿童小说，从内容到艺术手法都具备了世界优秀儿童文学的潜质。其故事惊险离奇、神幻莫测；情节跌宕起伏、悬念丛生，从头至尾充满幽默。作者巧妙地将世界文学名著中所具有的美学品格集于一身，达到了想象丰富，情节紧凑，推理严密，人物刻画深刻的艺术效果。同时它也是一套引导孩子们勇敢向上，见义勇为，善良待人的婿作品。难能可贵的是，“哈利·波特”不仅深受孩子们的追捧，同时又为成人所喜爱。

《哈利·波特与魔法石》是“哈利·波特”系列的第一部，本书为英文原版。

Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy. He lives with his Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and cousin Dudley, who are mean to him and make him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs. (Dudley, however, has two bedrooms, one to sleep in and one for all his toys and games.) Then Harry starts receiving mysterious letters and his life is changed forever. He is whisked away by a beetle-eyed giant of a man and enrolled at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The reason: Harry Potter is a wizard! The first book in the Harry Potter series makes the perfect introduction to the world of Hogwarts.