I’ve only read three of the seven book series and so far I find it enjoyable but better suited for a junior high school audience. I don’t find them very intriguing or fantastic fairy tales. The movies bring the books to life in a way that the stories do not. The stories are very two dimensional, where as the movies are much more vivid and vibrant. CS Lewis wrote these stories to bring Christianity to children and the philosophy is woven in all the books. The stories are easy to follow and allow a child to use his or her imagination to discover the world of Narnia.
The Magician's Nephew was actually the sixth book written in the series even though it depicts how Narnia was created by Aslan.
Digory and Polly were forced to use the magic rings made by his uncle to travel to different worlds. In one of their travels they meet Jadis (The White Witch who wants to destroy the world) in a world called Charn. The book is a fun way to introduce children to God and the story of creation. The story moved at a very slow pace and not very exciting.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The story of four ordinary children: Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. They discover a wardrobe in Professor Digory Kirke's house that leads to the magical land of Narnia
The Horse and His Boy
The Horse and His Boy takes place during the reign of Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy in Narnia. The story is about Bree, a talking horse, and a young boy named Shasta. They were both slaves in Calormen and after a chance meeting plan their escape to return to Narnia and to be free. Along the way they meet Aravis and her talking horse Hwin who are also escaping to Narnia.
