In his life, C.S. Lewis received thousands of letters from young fans who were eager for more knowledge of his bestselling Narnia books and their author. Here are collected many of his responses to those letters, in which he shares his feelings about writing, school, animals, and of course, Narnia. Lewis writes to the children—as he wrote for them—with understanding and respect, proving why he remains one of the best-loved children's authors of all time.
Edited by Lyle W. Dorsett and Marjorie Lamp Mead
Foreword by Douglas H. Gresham
Editorial Reviews
"Feel grumpy? Feel old? Read C.S. Lewis: Letters to Children. You can do it in one sitting, and when you stand up you'll feel better, much better." --The Baltimore Sun
"Reading C.S. Lewis: Letters to Children one establishes or renews an appreciation for an author who never became 'elderly' in his creativity or Christianity. Faith and imagination kept part of him a perennial and delightful child." -- The Christian Science Monitor
About the Author
C.S. Lewis was a professor of medieval and Renaissance literature at Oxford and Cambridge universities who wrote more than thirty books in his lifetime, including The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Mere Christianity. He died in 1963.
Lyle W. Dorsett is a professor of Educational Ministries and Evangelism at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.
Marjorie Lamp Mead is the Associate Director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College.