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Tagged: The Chronicles of Narnia

This topic has 16 replies, 13 voices, and was last updated 10 years, 4 months ago by Laurie.

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January 9, 2014 at 9:31 pm
2flowerboys
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Or just the ones w/ Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan? We skipped Magician’s Nephew.

Thanks
January 9, 2014 at 9:35 pm
Mysterious Lady in Pink
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We read all of them. Is there a reason why you skip? My kids start with Magicians Nephew (yes, written last, but I think Lewis intended for it to be read first and that’s a fun connection to LW&W) and just go on through.
January 9, 2014 at 9:39 pm
missceegee
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We read them all. Multiple times. They are favorites at our house.

January 9, 2014 at 9:44 pm
2flowerboys
Participant
I skipped due to some of the Amazon reviews! And because it was written last! Would it be okay to go back? We are almost finished w/ LW&W and they are loving it!
Thx
January 9, 2014 at 10:00 pm
Mysterious Lady in Pink
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I would totally go back and read MN! For sure! I don’t want to give you spoilers if you don’t know it, but my kids all enjoyed it (and all of the books, although everyone still has their favorites in the series).
January 9, 2014 at 10:33 pm
LindseyD
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Read all of them. Loved all of them. The Horse and His Boy was probably my least favorite, but the kids loved all of them. We had a very special family moment on the last chapter of The Last Battle I was crying as I tried to get through the last page! Both kids have re-read these books multiple times. They are probably my favorite series of all time.
January 9, 2014 at 10:49 pm
Mysterious Lady in Pink
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That is so sweet, Lindsey. Two of my kids’ favorite is Horse & His Boy…but each book is loved!
January 9, 2014 at 11:17 pm
HollyS
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I’ve been debating this same thing. I’m thinking of skipping MN and Horse & His Boy and letting them read them on their own if they wish. However, we picked them up on CD, so now I don’t have to actually read them aloud. My voice easily tires and I’ll need something for them to do when I’m feeding our newborn.
January 9, 2014 at 11:29 pm
sheraz
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I’ve gotten them all from Audible and we love listening. I get tired of reading aloud, but we don’t get tired of listening. 😉 We are finishing up the series this month, and my kiddos keep going back for more.
I think that they are all worth reading!

January 10, 2014 at 12:29 am
Kristen
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We are just finishing L, W & W and was going to go on to Prince Caspian but maybe I will go to MN instead. What is the “proper” reading order? I know its different from the published order.
January 10, 2014 at 1:42 am
Katrina in AK
Participant
I am currently rereading them for my own pleasure, and prepping to read them next year. I think Magician’s Nephew is important, but I would read it AFTER L, W & W. (Which is how it USED to be numbered, years ago.) Yes, it’s technically a prequel to L, W & W, but there are some spoilers in it, if you read it first, IMO.

January 10, 2014 at 3:01 am
Megan
Participant
My kids have listened to all of the books from Focus of the Family Radio Theater..they love them all…and I just started reading the Magicians Nephew to my son at his request. 🙂
January 10, 2014 at 5:53 am
cherylramirez
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Lots of great characters in Magician’s Nephew! The Horse and His Boy is my personal favorite. Here is the order:
1. Magician’s Nephew (How Narnia began)
2. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
3. The Horse and His Boy
4. Prince Caspian
5. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
6. The Silver Chair
7. The Last Battle
If you can swing it, Focus on the Family produced a radio theatre production of all these books. The CDs are wonderfully done and are favorites here!

January 10, 2014 at 11:32 am
Tristan
Participant
We read and reread all of them. (We are actually reading The Voyage of the Dawn Treader right now again!) We also love the Focus on the Family radio theater versions and have listened several times.
January 11, 2014 at 11:52 pm
2flowerboys
Participant
Thanks ladies! 🙂