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Chronicles of Narnia Challenge

The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis

July 29, 2014 by Amy 8 Comments

Is it okay for me to admit that I wasn’t exactly excited about reading  The Horse and His Boy aloud to my children?  (Yes, I know this is breaking one of the cardinal rules of reading aloud–that the reader must be excited about what he or she is sharing.  A-hem.)  I picked it up anyway … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Juvenile Fiction Tagged: Chronicles of Narnia Challenge, Juvenile Fiction, Read Aloud Thursday

Read Aloud Thursday–The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis

July 26, 2012 by Amy 8 Comments

The Silver Chair is one of my favorites of the Chronicles of Narnia, coming in after The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and possibly The Voyage of the Dawn Treader–it’s definitely in the top three.  Do you know why I love it so much?  Puddleglum.  Pure and simple.  Never has a character, except for perhaps … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Children's Classics, Juvenile Fiction Tagged: Best Books, Chronicles of Narnia Challenge, Juvenile Fiction, Read Aloud Thursday

2012 Chronicles of Narnia Reading Challenge

July 1, 2012 by Amy 3 Comments

The Chronicles of Narnia Reading Challenge at Reading to Know has become an annual tradition for me, with the added bonus this year of it also being the Reading to Know Bookclub pick for the month of July (which simply means that the challenge is doing double duty).  This year my plan is to simply pick … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Chronicles of Narnia Challenge

Chronicles of Narnia Reading Challenge 2011–Conclusion

July 29, 2011 by Amy Leave a Comment

It has been nice spending time in Narnia again this year, thanks to Carrie’s Narnia Challenge.  The challenge ends today, so I thought I’d make a tidy little round-up post of all things Narnia here at Hope Is the Word. First, this year I read and reviewed The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Narnian … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Bookish Thoughts, Chronicles of Narnia Challenge

The Narnian by Alan Jacobs

July 29, 2011 by Amy 9 Comments

I finally finished The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis by Alan Jacobs earlier this week.  Although it was a slow go for me (more on this later), on the whole I enjoyed this thematic look into Lewis’s life and works immensely.  The Narnian is not a difficult read at all, and despite … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adult Nonfiction, Books Tagged: Adult Nonfiction, Chronicles of Narnia Challenge
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