The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (paper-over-board) (Narnia) (Hardcover)

~ C. S. Lewis (Author), Pauline Baynes (Illustrator)

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is now repackaged in a unjacketed paper-over-board edition with black-and-white Pauline Baynes’ artwork in the interior and the iconic Chris Van Allsburg art on the cover.

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Brand new editions of The Chronicles of Narnia!
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is now repackaged in a unjacketed paper-over-board edition with black-and-white Pauline Baynes’ artwork in the interior and the iconic Chris Van Allsburg art on the cover.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061125237
• ISBN-13: 978-0061125232
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,047,155 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Other World, November 14, 2007

By	Andree 215 (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

Four kids Lucy, Susan, Peter, and Edmund, go in to another world through a wardrobe. This world is called Narnia. The kids fight the white witch, side by side, with the mighty lion, ASLAN.
My favorite part was when the white witch shaved, chained, and killed Aslan on the stone table. The white witch thought that she had won. Then the stone table broke in half and Aslan... well, I guess you will have to read the book.
I love the book and I love the movie. The book was so good. I don't like many books I read, so I was surprised to find a book I can read over and over again. I totally recommend this book because it through your emotions around, you are happy, sad, you cry, you laugh, and you fall in love with some characters. It is just a great book. People of all ages, should read or listen to this wonderful story.

4.0 out of 5 stars Prevensie Magical Adventure, April 20, 2007

A Kid's Review

In the magical land of Narnia, where dreams have sailed into reality, a new adventure was about to take place. What Lucy Pevensie had thought was a wardrobe was much more than any other wardrobe in the world. The wardrobe had been her key into another dimension called Narnia. She managed her way back to her own world in what she thought was a couple of hours, but she later realized that no time had really passed at all in her own world. Lucy had tried telling her sibling Edmund, Susan, and Peter about the world that she had visited. They just thought that she was playing a game, but she had told them that it was not a game, but a real world.
On the day that the four children went hiding from the housekeeper they had discover that Lucy had been telling the truth the whole time. They all had hid in the wardrobe and realized that there was a world in the back of it. When the true king of Narnia, Asland, needs their help, will they be able to take on the magical creatures? Will they have victory over the White Witch and the rest of her army?
The characters in the book are very well described. They came to life before my very eyes. It was as if I became part of the book. C.S. Lewis has also written other books in the series that are amazing as well.
The book is a fantasy that readers will love. Readers that enjoy unusual animal and talking creatures will really find an enjoyment in reading the book.


Sarah Scaggs

4.0 out of 5 stars Through the wardrobe, January 4, 2007

By	E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

C.S. Lewis pioneered a new kind of fantasy when he wrote "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" -- the kind where people from our world somehow get swept into another one. It's old stuff now, but Lewis was among the first to attempt such a thing. Because of its originality, and despite some rather hamhanded allegory, it remains a charmingly written, classic story.

To avoid the threat of bombings in London, the four Pevensie kids are sent to stay with a wealthy, eccentric professor in the country. But strange things start to happen when Lucy finds a wardrobe during a game of hide-and-seek -- when she climbs in, she finds a snowy woodland and a friendly faun. Her siblings don't believe her... until peevish Edmund also ventures through, and encounters the beautiful but evil White Witch.

Soon all four are wandering through the snowy land of Narnia, encountering mythical creatures and talking animals. They also find that the four of them are at the center of a prophecy that will lead to the return of lion-messiah Aslan, and the downfall of the White Witch. But things don't go according to plan when Edmund defects to the Witch's side...

How many fantasy stories are written about kids who crawl through a hedge, wander through a door or pick up a magical object, and immediately are swept off into a medieval land? Lots. And they owe a debt of gratitude to C.S. Lewis, theologian, author, and drinking buddy of "Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien.

C.S. Lewis' story is, despite being set during World War II, very 19th-century in tone -- very charming, conversational and full of little details. He populates it with a mishmash of mythic creatures such as dryads, fauns, and talking beavers. The one flaw? Lewis gets quite hamhanded with his Christian allegory, such as Aslan's resurrection. However, he has a very good plot and charming characters to balance it out.

Those characters deftly avoid being cutesy, especially by virtue of the malicious Edmund, who slowly has a change of heart after falling in with the evil Witch. He's a much more enjoyable character than his noble brother Peter, just because he's so real. And as a counterbalance, there's Lewis's sweet-natured Lucy -- which was also the name of Lewis' granddaughter.

Interesting characters and still-fresh stories give "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" -- which was released awhile back as a movie -- a special ambience. Definitely worth reading.