Last week’s Shirt.Woot Derby was all about reinterpreting book titles in your designs for potential shirts. Only the top three voted designs are printed over the course of the weekend after the derby ends. Coming in third place for the derby is one that was inspired by The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
I’ve ordered mine already!
One of my favorite websites is called “Woot.com” where they sell a single product each day. They have a spin-off site called Shirt.Woot that has a weekly derby. Each derby is based on a topic of their choosing, and the three highest voted designs are printed, one each day, Friday-Sunday.
This week’s topic is book-titles reinterpreted, and someone created a design for “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” The only way to vote for it, however, is if you have ever made a purchase from Woot.com (or shirt.woot) in the past. It might not win, but I like the design a lot.
A new series of accredited educational programming is now available on DVD from Disney Educational Productions, a division of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
The series, “The Science of Disney Imagineering,” has four titles to help students learn about Trajectory, Gravity, Levers and Pulleys. The lessons demonstrate how these scientific principles apply to thrill rides, roller coasters and other amusement park attractions.
Additional educational products include two new literacy programs based on the C.S. Lewis books The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.
All titles are $49.95 and are available at disneyeducation.com as well as Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.
We’ve just received the sad news that the original illustrator of The Chronicles of Narnia has just passed away:
Wayne Hammond reports the death of Baynes at her home in Surrey. Pauline Baynes was the original illustrator of C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia series, as well as of Tolkien’s Farmer Giles of Ham (1948), The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book (1962), and Smith of Wootton Major (1967).
Narnia expert Brian Sibley has written a blog entry about Pauline Baynes that you can read here:
Brian Sibley’s Blog on Pauline Baynes: Queen of Narnia and Middle-Earth
And note that obituaries will be appearing in The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent and The Guardian later in the week.
Kind regards,
Brian Sibley
Update 2:
Rem, from the Philippine Order of Narnians, sent us an update with links to the articles posted athe both the Independent and the Guardian:
I thought you’d like to know that, as Mr Sibley said they would, Pauline Baynes’ obituaries have already shown up at the Independent and the Guardian.
CS Lewis’ beloved classic is listed among other notables like JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird as one of the top 50 novels . The list, which was featured in the Telegraph.co.uk story about Play.com’s top 50 Novels, listed some of the 50 best novels of all time.
Here is a look at the top 10 novels:
1. To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee
2. Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien
3. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe- C.S Lewis
4. Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
5. The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown
6. Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte
7. Animal Farm – George Orwell
8. Great Expectations – Charles Dickens
9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – JK Rowling
10. Lord of the Flies – William Golding
Give the full list a look over if you are interested in getting ideas for what to read this summer. Here at NarniaFans, of course, we recommend you start with Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe first and then read Lord of the Rings. Once you’re done, I’d say read Pride & Prejudice followed by Great Expectations. After that it’s all up to you.
You can read the full list here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk
The fantasy novel series from C. S. Lewis has sold over 100 million copies. And after the success of the first movie, audiences are ready for the sequel, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.
We’re celebrating the release of the movie with a quiz and exclusive interviews with the cast. You could win the ultimate Narnia prize package, which includes a signed book from the cast, posters, action figures and more!
Put your Narnia skills to the test with our 50-question quiz, written by NarniaFans.com — the ultimate resource for everything Narnia.
Once you’ve mastered the quiz, enter for your chance to win an ultimate prize package from THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN and check out their exclusive interviews of the cast!
Douglas Gresham was interviewed on the Haven Today Radio program
yesterday: Haven Today
He was talking about his step-father and the The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
You can also listen to todays program where D. Gresham is going to talk a
little more about C. S. Lewis and hopefully Prince Caspian: Haven Today Archives
Thanks to Shad E. for the report!
Adam Ferguson at Baker Books contacted us with information about Mr. Devin Brown’s companion comentary in the Inside Narnia series: Inside Prince Caspian
Here is what he said:
Prince Caspian, the highly anticipated second film in the Narnia series, releases in two weeks. The first movie in the series – The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe – brought in over $740 million worldwide and boosted Narnia-related book sales tremendously. Not surprisingly, many commentaries hit bookshelves surrounding its release. Some did poorly while others did quite well.
One of the titles that did well was Dr. Devin Brown’s “Inside Narnia: A Guide to Exploring The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.” Brown, a Lilly scholar and professor of English at Asbury College, wrote a follow-up commentary in anticipation of the upcoming film, “Inside Prince Caspian: A Guide To Exploring The Return To Narnia,” January 2008.
Brown takes readers through Prince Caspian chapter by chapter, illuminating the features of C. S. Lewis’s writing, providing supplemental information on Lewis’s life and other books, offering comments and opinions from other Lewis scholars, and uncovering the work’s rich meanings.
Note: NarniaFans readers can find Claire’s interview with Devin Brown as well as my “Tumnus’s Bookshelf” book review of his new book inside Prince Caspian in our January archives. The book is well worth the read and a wonderful edition to any ones Narnia library.
Hey, NarniaFans! Below is a brief excerpt from an interview with Herbie Brennan on his new book Through the Wardrobe from the Teen Libris web site. Special thanks to Leah Wilson for allowing us to post these excerpts. Click the source link if you wish to view more of the interview.
Q: How old were you when you first read the Chronicles of Narnia?
A: Getting on a bit, actually—late teens or early twenties, as I recall. The thing was I read Lewis’s science fiction first: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength. Absolutely adored them and went hunting for more. When there weren’t any more, I turned to Narnia in desperation. With a title like The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, I thought I might be buying something for tiny tots, but instead I found a new Lewis love.
Q: Is there a character in Narnia that you particularly take to?
A: Oooh yes—I really fancy Jadis, the White Witch. I’ve always liked bossy women (you don’t have to think when you’re with them) and villains are far more interesting than heroes. Besides, she’s tall, which is very attractive in a girl, and I heard somewhere that she was descended from Lilith, Adam’s first wife. Rabbinical lore has it that Lilith was a hairy demoness. With an ancestry like that, how could I not be fascinated?
Q: There are countless stories of good vs. evil in our culture. What makes the Chronicles of Narnia special?
A: We’re back to your second question here. The story of Good versus Evil is one of those great archetypal themes I was talking about that reach directly into the human soul. It’s not that Narnia is especially special—it really makes no sense to compare, say, Lewis with Tolkien, who dealt with the same theme. If you can write anyway well (and Lewis certainly could) then the choice of theme automatically makes your work special.
Rediscover the magic of Narnia – the original fantasy adventure.
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis has been voted the Best Children’s book of all time in a UK survey of over 4,000 parents.
The Chronicles of Narnia have enchanted generations of readers and in May 2008 HarperCollins publish a host of official tie-in books in advance of the release of the eagerly awaited movie sequel to The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe: Prince Caspian (Disney and Walden Media).
Find out more at the official HarperCollins Narnia microsite – launched today – at www.discovernarnia.co.uk
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