C. S. Lewis and Michael Shepherd - The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe: Student Packet Grades 3-4

Pros: Great book for kids, nice plot and action sequences
Cons: Prose seemed a little bland to me, less symbolism and meaning than The Magician's Nephew

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe has long been regarded as a classic of children’s literature. I just read it for the first time so obviously have a slightly different perspective than a child reading it, but I’ll do my best to be ...

Pros: the best way to experience Narnia for the first time
Cons: some religious overtones

In olden times a child huddled under the covers at bedtime reading a magical tale about a majestic lion, a strikingly beautiful witch, two sons of Adam and two daughters of Eve, and a land of perpetual winter called Narnia. The Lion, the Witch, and...

Pros: Simply the best-written and most-important children's books ever written.
Cons: ________________________

C.S. Lewis’ perfect fable The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is subtitled “A Story For Children.” Lewis may have been one of the 20th century’s greatest theologians and a devout follower of Christianity, but he was a big fat liar when he wrote...

Pros: A great book no matter at what age you read it.
Cons: It ended too soon.

I was nine years old and it's one of the few things I remember from that year. I was in a new school, had new friends. Parkway Elementary. My teacher's name was Mrs. Teigland and I remember exactly two things about her: she was very tall and she read ...

Pros: Beautiful simplicity of prose and images; story speaks to multiple ages and across generations
Cons: Only that I haven't yet found an actual door into Narnia...

My copy of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has not quite lost its cover yet, but it's getting there. It's the copy I first read when I was about ten years old; the creased binding and well-thumbed yellow pages are testament to how many times ...

Pros: incredible fantasy and allegory
Cons: it is sometimes placed in the middle of the series

In our hectic world so consumed with materialism and lacking condusiveness to pensiveness, it is easy for our minds to drift away from intangible spiritual matters and turn to the affairs of the day. But what if spirituality was the affair of the ...

Pros: Magical tale for all ages
Cons: A little slow at times

Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy have been sent to live with a professor in the country during the London air-raids. While exploring the large house, Lucy finds that the wardrobe in the spare room transports her to the magical land of Narnia. The country ...

Pros: A patchy, irritating, book, brilliance and drivel, written by a muscular christian of the 1950s.
Cons: The character of Aslan has little to do with the character of the carpenter.

The character of the author '"Oh Susan!" said Jill. "She's interested in nothing nowadays except nylons and lipstick and invitations. She always was a jolly sight too keen on being grown-up." "Grown up indeed," said the Lady Polly "I wish she ...

Pros: Great reading for entertainment.
Cons: Some may dislike it because of the Witch involved.

I read this for the first time just four years ago. From requests from parents in the past few years that I not read HARRY POTTER in the classroom, I decided to read this magical book to them this year.

The book is quite long and I had to...

Pros: prepare to be captured head, heart, and soul by four children and a Lion
Cons: it isn’t too simple for you sophisticated folks, is it?

“A few minutes later the Witch herself walked out on to the top of the hill and came straight across and stood before Aslan. The three children who had not seen her before felt shudders running down their backs at the sight of her face; and there ...

Pros: splendidly told story
Cons: not a one

This book is one retelling of what I think is the most splendid story in existence: the story of the Gospels, the Good News. Disguised as fantasy, this book is a Christology, an allegorical story of part of the life of Christ. It is also a great story,...

Pros: a story that will touch your heart and renew your imagination
Cons: none

Open this book and dive into a world of magic and fantasy! Renew the magical feeling of believing in Santa Claus. Embelish the imagination of childhood fantasies. Cherish the freedom of exploring a world of creativity. And love every minute of...

Pros: Fantasy, British.
Cons: Rather fast-paced for me.

I'm not sure what to think about The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. I read it once as a kid, and then I saw the movie, and I only finally reread it a few days ago. I don't remember particularly liking it as a kid. I'm pretty ...

Pros: Many levels to analyze for differing levels of reading maturity
Cons: none

Plot: Four children discover a secret world through a wardrobe. In their adventure, one of the characters, Edmund, battles the temptation that leads to evil, while the other children, with the help of a brave Lion-king/savior--Aslan--battle the...

Pros: Wonderful Fantasy, Uplifting message
Cons: What cons?

Growing up Episcopal, my church always done studies on CS Lewis. As a child, I boasted that I had read ALL of the series. I loved them and read them over and over. I went to plays of this book and even say the cartoon. But the years went on; I hadn't...