Do you guys consider Nail Gaiman’s “Coraline” and C.S. Lewis’s “The lion, the witch and the wardrobe ” as good examples of Children Fantasy Novels” ?
Do you guys consider Nail Gaiman’s “Coraline” and C.S. Lewis’s “The lion, the witch and the wardrobe ” as good examples of Children Fantasy Novels” ?
I haven’t read Coralone but The Chronicles of Narnia was my favorite as a kid so yes, I would.:)
I really liked Coraline. My kids love it too, but they are kinda weird so…
thanx I need your generous answers
Yeah
Lion witch wardrobe, faraway tree, Harry Potter yes but none of my lot or myself ever read coraline so not sure I would class it as a classic
Yep. I enjoyed both.
Yes
Dealing with Dragons is another good choice
LOVE!!!
Something so nice especially flying ones
The Chronicles of Narnia are amazing and easy to read books for kids. They were my first window into fantasy as a child and I will always love them best.
Yes to both
@Nazli same 4 me thanx
I wouldn’t necessarily class Narnia as kids or young adult, it kinda crosses the boundary for me as the deeper themes and nuances explored my be a bit lost on kids but still an easy read for them whether they get it or not…..
But yes ?
My mom tried to read me The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe when I was nine and I had such bad nightmares about the sacrifice scene that she needed to stop.
@Tallulah yup, it’s pretty dark in places alright. Out of the whole series I absolutely love the creation story in the magicians apprentice
I would say that Jessica Day George’s books were more what I would call children’s fantasy.
@Lea could you summarize it to me? Coz I haven’t read it
@Nazer Well, her Tuesday’s at the Castle series starts with a young girl trying to map the Castle Glower, a magic castle that adds and moves rooms. By the end of the series, there are griffins and unicorns, they’ve gotten the entire castle to come over from the land where it was originally built, and the bad guys are vanquished.
@Lea thanx dear
@Nazer ?
I adored Brian Jacques’ Redwall series as a kid more than anything else I was reading at the time! For kids under 8, Magic Treehouse is a solid fantasy starter series. While I read the Chronicles of Narnia, they never resonated with me the same way that other series did. Redwall, Abhorsen, His Dark Materials, etc always left me wanting more and didn’t feel pedantic. I hadn’t read any Neil Gaiman until I was much older, his work just never made its way into my sphere until I got into Terry Pratchett, who, coincidentally, has some solid children’s books like Wee Free Men!
Coraline maybe borders on children’s horror but still yes
Yes. One dark and weird, the other light and airy
Since you’ve mentioned Gaiman and Narnia in the same post, may I suggest looking up Gaiman’s short story “The Problem of Susan?”
It’s… Interesting.
@Lee I will read it and give my opinion..
Also absolutely not child friendly. ?
I think Narnia is far superior to most children’s fantasy books. Children’s fantasy is not on par. Narnia is beyond any normal standards for children’s books. Not the same playing field.
The Tolkien fairytales/short stories are also great
I definitely would ?
The Hobbit was written for children. Also, the Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett is great.
Yes!
Absolutely ??
I think the Narnia series is more intermediate than children. They can all be very intense at times, and there are a lot of subtle references and allegories that would go over a child’s head. Not innapropriate for children, just not aimed at them.