Through the Wardrobe: How C. S. Lewis Created Narnia

By Lina Maslo

Book Overview

A lyrical nonfiction picture book about the inspired life of
C. S. Lewis, the beloved author of the Chronicles of Narnia--from Free as a Bird author-illustrator Lina
Maslo. Perfect for fans of The Important
Thing About Margaret Wise Brown and Some
Writer : The Story of E.B. White.

As a child, Clive Staples Lewis
imagined many things . . .

heroic animals

and knights in armor

and a faraway land called Boxen.

He even thought of a new name for
himself--at four years old, he decided he was more of a Jack.

As he grew up, though, Jack found
that the real world was not as just as the one in his imagination. No magic
could heal the sick or stop a war, and a bully's words could pierce as sharply
as a sword. So Jack withdrew into books and eventually became a well-known
author for adults.

But he never forgot the epic tales
of his boyhood, and one day a young girl's question about an old family
wardrobe inspired him to write a children's story about a world hidden beyond
its fur coats . . . a world of fauns and queens and a lion named Aslan. A world
of battles between good and evil, where people learned courage and love and
forgiveness.

A magical realm called Narnia.

And the books he would write about
this kingdom would change his life and that of children the world over.
Share this magical nonfiction picture book at home or in the classroom.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062798561
• ISBN13: 9780062798565
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.8" x 11.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3