tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post8462556302406176895..comments2024-02-09T16:13:32.416-08:00Comments on Classical Carousel: The Magician's Nephew by C.S. LewisCleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-12551815870287819052014-04-14T22:13:12.871-07:002014-04-14T22:13:12.871-07:00Wouldn't it be rewarding if we lived life as i...Wouldn't it be rewarding if we lived life as if our every action, no matter how insignificant, really mattered? Not only would it make us better people and positively affect those around us, but I think our lives would be more meaningful. <br /><br />I probably don't work on my own faults as much as I should. I appreciate Lewis giving me, as a reader, something valuable to think about.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-77843497251774800082014-04-14T15:24:24.330-07:002014-04-14T15:24:24.330-07:00I love your comment - Our actions are what form ou...I love your comment - Our actions are what form our character and each action works either towards forming a good, trustworthy, amiable character, or a bad, prideful, self-centred character.<br />I'm trying to think of a good way to share them with my eldest booklet - thanks :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-79524386342578640302014-04-07T10:21:11.043-07:002014-04-07T10:21:11.043-07:00Yes, I think I've heard of that curriculum. I...Yes, I think I've heard of that curriculum. If you use it, please let me know what you think. I'm curious as to how it approaches the Narnia books.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-43908991956038777742014-04-06T06:18:58.996-07:002014-04-06T06:18:58.996-07:00Your review makes me want to start reading the ent...Your review makes me want to start reading the entire Chronicles of Narnia series from the beginning. We homeschool and there's a curriculum that uses the series. Perhaps it's time to explore that for the upcoming year. Harvest Moon by Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026575111937500816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-64018527342291304182014-04-05T15:54:46.566-07:002014-04-05T15:54:46.566-07:00One of the things that is so wonderful about Lewis...One of the things that is so wonderful about Lewis' Narnia books is that you can read them on so many different levels. You can read them like a child for the adventure, you can read them for the theology or you could read them as an adult attempting to recognize the Platonic elements incorporated within them. <br /><br />At his point, your 5 year-old will enjoy them just for the story and that was what Lewis intended. The Christian elements came into being because, for example, Lewis felt that if a person later became interested in Christ, He would be easier to recognize and feel more familiar because the person would first have seen Him in Aslan. As for the Platonic elements, I wonder if Lewis put them there for himself, but it's only my guess on this point. :-) <br /><br />I hope your child has a fabulous journey through Narnia!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-58195633692443373502014-04-05T12:22:09.750-07:002014-04-05T12:22:09.750-07:00My son's kindergarten class almost chose to re...My son's kindergarten class almost chose to read this book out loud and now they are reading The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. I haven't read either book. Would you say the themes are a bit advanced for 5-years? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com