JK Rowling lauds little fans from India, replies to their 'Ickabog' artwork on Twitter

After publishing her new book The Ickabog online for free, author of the Harry Potter series JK Rowling is interacting with children online, encouraging them to read during the coronavirus-driven lockdown.

On May 26, Rowling had announced that she will be publishing the book chapter by chapter to keep children and their families entertained during the lockdown.

Taking to Twitter, the author had said The Ickabog was penned about a decade ago, but was lying forgotten in her attic. She had written the fairytale involving kings and child-eating monsters to read to her children as a bedtime story.

Many children have been drawing their renditions of the monsters Rowling mentions in the book, while the author is proactively engaging with those posting their drawings on Twitter.

Among the many kids is eight-year-old Lakshit Lodha, who drew a three-faced monster. To which, Rowling replied, "Lakshit, this is fantastic, I LOVE your three-faced Ickabog! It’s a truly strange and scary beast with its different heads and enormous wings: you’ve done a wonderful job at combining the different elements of the myths about the monster! (sic)"