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

I heard many children say that they had read this book, but it wasn't until late high school that I actually picked up the book for the first time. Reading it again this time, was every bit as fun. I also own the movie that recently came out on video, and I found the movie version to be extremely similar to that of the book. Most of the time I find myself disappointed with the movies created from books, but I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy this movie every bit as much.

The book is about 4 siblings who are sent to live with a man in the country to escape the battles of WWII. The youngest child, Lucy, plays hide-and-seek and ends up in a wardrobe that transports her to a far off land called Narnia. In Narnia, she meets new characters and finds the world breathtakingly beautiful. She returns back through the wardrobe to show her brothers and sister the wonderful world of Narnia. When they go back to Narnia, Edmund makes friends with the White Witch, and wants to do her bidding because he was promised prince hood if he was loyal to her. The story then revolves around the siblings' quests to overthrow the White Witch and convince Edmund that she is actually a bad person.

This book is a wonderful fantasy book that lets one escape to a far off land that we can only dream of. Reading the book again was a pleasure, and I will soon be rewatching the movie!