The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

We recently completed reading The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. I was a little worried about whether or not both of my kids (Maria age 5 and Abraham age 6.75) would be able to follow it but I decided to give it a shot. It was a great hit. Maria loved all the girls in the book and especially liked Mr. Tumnus. Abraham was very interested in the White Witch and Aslan.

While reading the book we also watched the BBC version of the movie, and it was able to bring the White Witch to life for us on the pages. I would highly recommend using that movie to enrich the book if you wanted to.

After The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, we tried to read Prince Caspian but we all got bogged down by the wars and who was fighting who. It was kind of like reading the Old Testament at times, so we put it aside and vowed to read Voyage of the Dawn Treader next whenever we decide to return to Narnia.

What is Sharing Cake?

The name of our blog refers to our favorite children's author's first story entitled, "A Piece of Cake." It was purchased by a publisher for a thousand bucks. Fortunately the author, Roald Dahl, went on to write some of the greatest childrens' stories (and great adult fiction) of all time. Our title is a hats off to him and all the joy he brings us.

What This is All About

I love books. My kids love books. And we love reading books together. It's a nightly ritual that I look forward to every night. And we have been reading some really great books together, so I wanted to share our journey with you. If you have any recommendations of books we should read together along the way, please send me recommendations. I hope you enjoy!

"The journey is what brings us happiness, not the destination." ~ The Peaceful Warrior