Guest Author - Diana Pederson
Devin Brown. Inside Narnia. Baker Books. 2005.
C. S. Lewis’s classic books for children, The Chronicles of Narnia contains seven volumes. The first one, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, is now appearing at movie theaters near you. Unfortunately, how much money this movie makes is probably what determines if the next six volumes are brought to the movie theater too.
Inside Narnia is an attempt to explain the meaning of the fables including the symbolism and comparison between the Lion and Jesus Christ. Brown discusses why Lewis chose the particular animals (characters in the story). He includes comments from many reviewers of this fable series. This volume is intended to serve as a guide to exploring this book series. Whether you agree with the suggested meanings of the various adventures is left up to you.
Recommendation
This makes an outstanding companion volume to The Chronicles of Narnia for parents, Sunday School teachers, youth leaders, and others working with children reading this book series.
I have to be very honest. I’ve never read this book series and never shared it with my son as he grew up. I simply do not like this style of writing. However, it is clear that Inside Narnia will be a valuable resource for those reading the books.
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