The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

 The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, written by C.S. Lewis is a classic and a controversial book.

I reread this book after reading the new book, Once Upon a Wardrobe.  I remember most of the story from reading many years ago as a child.  The story still holds up as a good novel.  There is a little suspense and quite a few lessons.  The plot is the story of four children who are sent away from London during World War II to live with an elderly professor in the country away from the bombings.

I do not think I realized what that meant or was about when I originally read this book.  Now the four siblings are alone in this house with just the professor and his housekeeper.  They are exploring the house when they find the wardrobe and are able to walk through the back wall into the land of Narnia.  In Narnia is it is always winter, but there is never Christmas. 

The interactions of the children with each other and then with the animals they meet in Narnia are the basis of the novel. There is the Queen who has taken over the land and is evil.  Then there is Aslan the lion who is the king who is trying to win back control and bring good to the animals and other creatures that live in Narnia.

The novel I think can be read at face value as a interesting story with lessons to learn.  There are parts that can be given religious significance but it not direct and does not alter the story if you are not interested in that aspect.