Believing in Narnia by Natalie Gillespie

50 years after *The Chronicles of Narnia *by C.S. Lewis were published Natalie Gillespie wrote her book Believing In Narnia.
Believing in Narnia is the author’s interpretation of and commentary on the C.S. Lewis’s set of 7 books.
The author’s audience is meant to be older children/ young teenagers but all those interested in the Christian faith will find the commentary useful and thought provoking.

The book has been divided into 7 keys.
Key 1 shows the symbols she has used for the book.
Key 2 is a two page summary of each of the 7 books - excellent
Key 3 looks in detail at many of the good and bad characters (80 pages)
Aslan, the lion is compared to the life of Jesus (7 pages)
Each of the Pevensie children are given several pages) (see contents page)
Key 4 looks at the props and their meaning (36 pages) - excellent
Key 5 looks at the places visited (8 pages)
Key 6 looks at further reading
Key 7 is a brief biography of C.S. Lewis’s life

The 7 books make more sense when the commentary is also used.

The book gives you the impression that Natalie Gillespie first of all enjoyed reading the books as a child, then enjoyed sharing them with her children. The book is dedicated to Joshua and Justin, two of her children, and there are passages where they ask questions and Natalie gives them an explanation.

The opening chapter This Book is for Brave Kids ONLY! (see contents)
explains the book beautifully.

Other authors have also written about the Chronicles