the lion the witch and the wardrobe graphic novel

Lewis’s wonderful descriptions aren’t lost here, either.

It got to the point where I had memorized chunks of the real book, just because I could picture what was said and done in this illustrated version as though I had lived it myself. She made sure to include a great deal of the dialogue between the siblings, animals, and Aslan without letting the conversations get too cluttered with text. Lewis’s original novel, just adapted and distilled by Robin Lawrie, who also drew the cinematic illustrations. My copy’s pages are torn on the edges and soft like old dollar bills from all the times I turned them, curled up by the fireplace or hidden under the covers at night. They aren’t usually my preferred style, but this one captures the pace and spirit of those Narnia books nearly perfectly. It’s the first graphic novel I ever read, and is the only one I’ve re-read multiple times. I must have been in third or fourth grade when I got this one old enough to have already read the Chronicles of Narnia books, but still so young I was more than a little frightened by the nasty creatures Jadis has in her audience at the sacrificial stone table. (HaperCollins, 1995) all illustrations c Robin Lawrie, 1995 After the midnight candle-lit carol service, before racing up to bed, we’d sit by the tree and open up our “first gifts of Christmas.” I’ve received many a wonderful book in this manner, but the one I loved the most was this graphic novel version of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.

My sister and I were always given one book apiece on Christmas Eve, ever since we were very small indeed.

The lion the witch and the wardrobe graphic novel