Aslan

I love the illustrations in the World of Narnia series which were also made into calendars a number of years ago. The 4 books present the book "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe". I disagree that they take away from the original book in any way. As a teacher I've used these with my deaf and hard of hearing students and they have responded very well to the illustrations. For me, beautiful illustrations only stimulate my imagination and deepen my appreciation for the original story. I also think the purpose of these books is so that younger children can read them themselves. I think it's a good idea to read the original books to your children though. Anyway, please don't insult this wonderful artist just because the stories were written at a lower language level. I think they serve a very useful purpose. Anything that will encourage people to read the real Narnia books, even later on, cannot be a bad thing. I wish the artist, Deborah Maze, would illustrate the other books as well.

These picture books are wonderful! The original novels are phenominal, and I even more highly recommend them, but these books have great value, too. My girls enjoyed hearing the original full length novels at ages 4-7 (and will enjoy them for many years to come as I do). They greatly enjoy reading these picture books themselves. I believe it is even more motivating to them because they are so familiar with the story. The illustrations are fabulous. The text is pure Lewis - all excerpted rather than paraphrased. My wish is that she will do the entire series. My regret is that many of the books are already out of print! Enjoy while you can!

I would just like to say that all of the Chronicles of Narnia books are really great . I love reading them . I hope that you will all read them to your children because they are somthing to get away from all the maddness of our world. They really make you believe that there is a place called Narnia and want to visit it. After I read the books i wished that I was lucky enough to be a king or queen there like Susan,Peter,Lucy, and Edmund.

I think it's perfect for little kids who wouldn't understand the full story yet.

We've read all the colorful books in this series thus far. They are colorfully illustrated to hold a younger child's attention while introducing children to the wonderful stories of Narnia. Highly recommended.