If anyone can take me away from my mundane or stressful (depending on the day, right?) and relocate me in a world where anything is possible it's C.S. Lewis. I can remember looking curiously at my own wardrobe as a child and wondering..if...just...maybe? This book is a must read for parents and children of all ages and in reading it this time, I can see that it is Meant to be read again and again as there is so very much to take in that it's simply impossible to do so in just one read. ( )

Children's literature doesn't get any better than this. The story's allegory, while crystal-clear to adults, can be ignored by the younger set and the story can be enjoyed just as a wonderful adventure in make-bleieve. ( )

Fast moving, i guess i kind of forgot this one thought but it was still SUPER DE DUPER good!!! except when Aslan is killed on the round table. ( )

This is a charming tale of good vs. evil. It is a great tale for the first time fantasy reader. Nothing really scarry or horrible happens except what happens to Aslan at the stone table. This is quickly resolved so a younger reader will not be upset too long. I can see why it was so popular when it came out, especially with the aftermath of WWII. ( )

This book is about three children and the adventures they encourtner on the other side of the wardrobe /dresser. Another land exist and a battle between good and evil. The children must decide what to do and who to trust.

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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the first book in the Chronicle of Narnia series. It's the start of a wonderful classic fantasy epic that for once is genuinely directed toward and I believe holds most appeal for children. While as an adult one could become focused on what appears to be mildly allegorical themes, as a child this series is simply what it looks to be, a tale of adventure and family in the midst of a land where anything can happen. ( )

I can remember my third grade teacher reading to us from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, it was magical and mysterious. I decided to finish what had been started so long ago. I knew as I started the series that there is a lot of Christian allegory and symbolism in the series and that is one reason as an adult I began it again. The Magician’s Nephew I found to be lacking, the story was not as suspenseful or as good at recreating childhood as LWW. The first book in the series does advance the idea of how Narnia was created but possibly takes on more than what can be handled well in the length of the book with the equally pressing demand of developing character. C.S. Lewis has created an interesting mythos, the Lion, Aslan is a Christ-figure who sacrifices himself on a stone table is a unique and engaging re-interpretation. I learned that C.S. Lewis may have conceived of each of the seven books in the series as a struggle with the seven deadly sins, LWW being about gluttony. Lewis is at his best I feel when he deals with the nature of evil. I enjoyed and laughed while reading Screwtape Letters--I was even scared by his insights into the nature demonic intervention. I will continue with the series and I probably will one day share LWW with my kids. ( )

The Chronicles of Narnia rightfully deserves its place among the greatest novels of all time. Smaller in scope than the Lord of the Rings, but not less influential, Lewis creates a world that wonderfully mirrors our own. ( )

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is book 2 in the Chronicles of Narnia.

"Narnia … the land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known only to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy … the place where adventure begins. Lucy is the first to find the secret wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund and then Peter and Susan discover the Magic and meet Aslan, the Great Lion, for themselves. In blink of an eye, their lives are changed forever."

C.S. Lewis' originality of voice insures that The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is sure to remain a charming classic for future generations. Lewis fills his books with amazing details and mythic creatures that make me wish I had a wardrobe of my own as a portal to travel to fantastic lands. It was simply a delightful read and I'm glad I picked it up. ( )

The four Pevensie children are sent to stay with a relation in the country while London, their home, is bombarded by Nazi planes during the Blitz.

While passing time to ease off the boredom, Lucy, the youngest, discovers a wardrobe, and through this wardrobe, a portal to a magical world called Narnia. Narnia, caught in eternal winter, has a wide array of fantastic creatures, including talking animals, and a Faun named Mr. Tumnus.

There had been a prophecy in Narnia, since the cold took over: When two sons of Adam, and two daughters of Eve come to Narnia, it will mark the end of Jadis', the White Witch, reign.

So, you can pretty much expect she going to try to stop it. She takes under her wing the third oldest, Edmund, and works to corrupt him.

The remaining Pevensie children all work together, alongside the rebel alliance of talking beavers, fauns, and other nice mythical creatures. All the while, whispers of Aslan's return are heard.

Aslan, as you're probably well aware, is a lion, and is also very blatant allegory for Aragorn err Jesus.

Lewis' fiction is usually very heavily inspired by the Christian beliefs, and this book is no exception. Less heavy-handed than a lot of what you'd find on the shelves of the Speculative Fiction section of a Christian bookstore, but moreso than the more subtle allegory found in Tolkien's work.

If you've read The Magician's Nephew and enjoyed it, or if you saw the Walden Media-produced film (or the BBC film, or even the cartoon) and enjoyed it, then you'll probably like this book. If you're a Tolkien fan, you have a higher chance of liking it than one who instead favors more grim and grisly fantasy. ( )

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a story about four young children who stumble into a wardrobe, which is the magical door to another world. They learn many things while they travel to see Aslam, the great Lion. One of them is how they were expected, for that is what the prophesy read. After good conquers evil, they grow up there and become kings and queens of the land until one day they somehow stumble back into the magic wardrobe to find themselves back on the same day they left many years before. Very adventurous and great for children to read! ( )

At the beginning of World War II, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, are forced to leave London and live with the Professor Digory Kirke who lives in the English countryside. One day the children explore the house and Lucy, the youngest, discovers that the wardrobe leads to a snow-covered forest with a gaslight post in the center. There she meets a faun,Tumnus, and invites her home for tea. He tells her that the land is called Narnia and is ruled by the White Witch, who ensures that it is always Winter but never Christmas. Lucy comes back and none of her siblings believe her until Edmund comes into the wardrobe with her and meets the white witch. After a long time of being her friend, the white witch shows her true colors to Edmund and is finally defeated by Aslan. After their adventures the children tell the professor of Narnia and he believes them. ( )

This is an adventurous story about 4 young children who discover a wardrobe that leads them to a world of Narnia in which all the animals can talk. Eventually a mixture of events leads the children into a war of good versus evil which they later discover, they are the only ones able to bring the war to a stop. As the children continue to grow throughout life, they become Kings and Queens however they find that when they step back into the wardrobe, they find themselves to be on the other side again only this time as ordinary children. ( )

In this book the 4 main characters (4 children) discover a wardrobe that leads to a magical place called Narnia. The book describes their adventures in Narnia. ( )

This book still had all of the wonder and magic that it had for me when I was a kid. In fact, the book probably means more to me now then it did then. Because now I can understand all the various undertones of the story. When I first read the book I was too young to understand all that was going on under the surface of the main plot. So, to be able to see and digest all the many layers made the book more rewarding and enjoyable. This is a great series and I plan on re-reading the rest of the books at some point.

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This book is about 4 children who discover a magical land where talking animals live, when they enter a big wardrobe. They soon become more involved with the characters of this magical land and before long, are thrust into a war between good and evil. The children are in the middle of the war and find out that they are the only ones that can stop it. The children grow up and become kings and queens, but when they step back through the wardrobe on the other side; they are still ordinary children just like they were before going into the wardrobe.

I really enjoyed reading this book, the suspense and action were right on, as was the make believe and the plot of just ordinary children becoming heroes, I really got lost and caught up in the moment of this book, like all of C.S. Lewis’s books. The illustrations were fabulous; they were very detailed sketches and flowed perfectly with the part of the story they were meant to go with so that the story was clearer to understand (like putting the face with the name). The type of fantasy for this book could be several types, definitely fairy tale because of the witch, and the other fairy tale characters involved, and the battles that were waged. It could be a beast tale because of the lion and the faun in the story. The first part of the story has a realistic tale feel, due to the actuality of war and that families in wars past really were separated.

I would have my class write in their journals about their favorite character in the story, telling why that character is their favorite. I would also let the students make up their own behavior for that character and make up an alternate ending to the story. Another fun project would be to have the students construct their own wardrobe, using a shoebox, Kleenex box, or cereal box, and let them decorate it however they want, to relate to the wardrobe in the story.

This is a timeless book that will remain a classic for years to come. This story takes the reader into the world of Narnia where animals talk, witches rule, and its always snowing. As the plot continues, characters begin to play more specific roles allowing the audience to recognize certain characteristics which may make it easy to relate to, or find someone (sibling) who reminds them of Edmund or etc. This book of fantasy is enjoyable for all ages and the plot of the story rings true to Lewis's writing. ( )

This book is a fantasy, because there are talking animals in it, and we know that animals cannot talk in real life. Lucy visits Narinia and her family will not believe with her in this imaginary place. The siblings visit, and then they all become princes and princesses. Edmond falls away into the hands of the white witch and Aslan tries to rescue a fallen land and conquer evil. Age: Primary-Intermediate. The media used in this book is ink and wash. ( )

In this second book of the Chronicles of Narnia adventure begins for four siblings Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. In this book the four are sent away from London due to the war. This adventure begins when Lucy, the youngest, decides to look inside of a wardrobe and discovers that the wardrobe leads to a secret land called Narnia. In Narnia the four children find out that the lands are being controlled by an evil queen, the White Witch and they realize that only Aslan, a lion can help them and Narnia. ( )

Very captivating, wish I had read this as a kid. I liked the old-fashionedness, and the timeless idea of a world unreachable by adults, with its clear (?) distinction between good and evil. I'll surely recommend this to my future children :)

(added later): Looking back after reading the whole saga in about eight months, the first story seems quite small and innocent, though it did deal with the fate of a nation. What I like about it now is the sense of originality and the simple but powerful idea. ( )

I thoroughly enjoyed this quick YA book, which I had somehow never read as a child or young adult. I found the little parenthetical asides from the narrator alternately amusing and annoying (honest, I get [and every child over the age of 6, gets it, too] that you should never fully close a wardrobe door when you're inside).

Clearly this is a "christian" book which does everything but hit you over the head with it, but if I were a child I'd probably not see it and would enjoy it for the story alone. I really loved that Edmund is a worthy person after Aslan's sacrifice for his life, and my two favorite characters were Lucy and Mr. Tumnus. Though I don't expect to ever read all the books, I look forward to reading the next in the series. ( )

I read this only because it appears on various lists of "best books" such as Time's "best 100 novels from 1923 to 2005" and Brothers Judd's "Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century.' It is a kid's book, and while it suggests it might have something to do with Christ's Redemption, it is so fantastic that any allusion thereto I found not worth thinking about. It is only 110 pages but I was glad when I go t to the last page. Fanstasy seldom does anything for me, and this fantasy was a bore. I will NOT read the other six volumes of the Chronicles of Narnia. ( )