I found this softcover in this Little Free Library in Milford, NH while dropping off some books of my own, and nabbed it for another release copy. (The book was adapted to the screen several times, including this 2005 film, so far the best IMO.)

I've enjoyed the Narnia books ever since I discovered them - which was during my college years, so I don't know what I'd have thought of them as a kid! This is the book that introduces the series (it's not the first, chronologically, but I think the series reads better if you save The Magician's Nephew for next to last). While some people don't care for the religious allegory here - and there is some, though it's sufficiently vague that if you didn't already know the story you might not notice - I still love the sense of wonder of that first step out of the back of the wardrobe and into Narnia. Lots of other books before and since "Narnia" have included portals into magical worlds, but this one has a peculiar charm, and of course a world rife with talking animals and creatures out of myth, all of whom instantly recognize you as their natural ruler - hard to resist!

[I also enjoyed the TV Tropes page for this book, which has some interesting and amusing pop-cultural comments.]

I left this book in the Little Free Library; hope someone enjoys it!

[See other recent releases in MA here.]

*** Released for the 2020 Becky's Hugs challenge, in memory of Becky Johns. ***

*** Released for the 2020 Movie challenge. ***