The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(20 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's
When the Pevensie children - Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy - step through a wardrobe door in the strange country house where they are staying, they find themselves in the land of Narnia. Frozen in eternal winter, Narnia is a land of snow and pine forests, and its creatures are enslaved by the terrible White Witch.
Tempted by the promise of endless Turkish Delight, Edmund becomes the White Witch's servant - and its up to his brother and sisters to release him from his enchantment and to rid Narnia of the witch. But just when it seems that all hope is lost, the Great Lion Aslan returns to help the children to save Narnia.
This classic story is certain to capture young imaginations, cleverly blending elements of fairy-tale and fantasy to create a wonderfully engaging adventure. Adult readers will be quick to spot the Christian symbolism woven through C S Lewis's story, which some critics have found problematic - but children will enjoy the magic of this spellbinding adventure in its own right.
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What you thought...
Average rating:
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Star, Harrow, 29 October 2020
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My mum read this to me when I was eight. This was a brilliant book 📖 and all the narnia books are brilliant too. Thank you c.s Lewis!
Martha, age 10, South Wiltshire, 13 May 2020
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I loved this book.I also learned great vocab and lots of new words. Another thing is all that C.S Lewis put into this. Thank you!
marcelo B. gebhard, coupeville WA, 25 February 2019
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This book is superb and really descriptive.My favorite bit so far is when he ate all of the turkish delight and wanted more .My favorite character is alans the lion
Justin, Paris, 16 January 2017
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This book is really good and it got magic and adventure for both boys and girls.
Amy, HK, 08 December 2016
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After reading about this book,there is no one that will reject it,marvelous.
anna, 36 anthony uzum street ogun state nigeria, 08 October 2016
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I have loved this book since I was a kid
emily, bootle, 12 September 2016
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Ok
Adeniji, Nigeria, 03 July 2016
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This book is really great, the story and the mind of the author c.s Lewis is fabulous. I think all the children present in this world should read it once.
Zara, India, 21 June 2016
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I like this book because I have learnt new vocabulary words from it
allie, East africa, 30 October 2015
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It was the amazing book that I had read
Mohamed, England, 13 September 2015
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It was great. Loved it.
Alicia, SA, 26 August 2015
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This book was the most popular book I've ever read in my whole entire life. It also gave me lots of grammar, creativity, spelling and imagination, which helped me a lot
Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid, 07 August 2015
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When Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter take a step through a sea of fur coats, they find themselves in a land of talking animals, magic and more. This book made me feel emotional.
Book Butterfly, 08 June 2015
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i think this book is so magical its like i want to be one of the characters
chloe channel, london, 13 May 2015
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good book but a bit into classic reading.
irfan, merseyside, 12 May 2015
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my teacher is reading this to me and its so amazing and intruiging I just love it im half way through it
hargun, melbourne, 09 March 2015
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It is an exilirating book I have watched the movie and read the book.I'm a book worm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ that's how many stars I rate it out of 5! All the words that has been made up the type of portal is interesting the personality of every single character in the book everything comes to life from the book!(I'm a level 5a in year 6)
Mina, walthamstow, 29 September 2014
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I love the story the lion and the witch in the wardrobe its a cool lovely story to read its a nice bedtime story for people who wont go to sleepx
Britne Ellis, united kingdom, 24 May 2014
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Four children going into a mythical and magical world with magic animals that can speak and their adventures go wild!
alex, darlington, 10 October 2013
I love this book and it gave me many mixed feelings towards Edmund from the time he betrayed Lucy and I was scared he was going to be on the White witch's side throughout the whole story. It took me roundabout five-six hours because when I started I just couldn't stop, I badly wanted to find out whether the kids have returned from Narnia and it was only said at the very end of the story. I enjoyed it.