The Boy Behind the Wardrobe
How C.S. Lewis Grew Up to Create Narnia
$35.27
- Hardcover
56 pages
- Release Date
19 October 2026
Summary
A lonely, imaginative boy becomes the world-renowned author of The Chronicles of Narnia in this spellbinding biography of C.S. Lewis.
Once a boy was born to make stories: C.S. Lewis. He insisted on being called “Jack” and loved to write and draw with his older brother. But after his mother died, he was shipped to boarding school, where he longed for real friends and sought refuge in books. And words and stories would strengthen him during World War I, connect him to bookish f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780802855169 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0802855164 |
| Author: | Suzanne Poulter Harris, Mira Miroslavova |
| Publisher: | Eerdmans Books for Young Readers |
| Imprint: | Eerdmans Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 56 |
| Release Date: | 19 October 2026 |
| Series: | Incredible Lives for Young Readers (Ilyr) |
| Audience Age: | 6-12 |
Critics Review
“Wonder-inducing…alluring.”
–Foreword Reviews
“A subdued and honorable encapsulation of a creative life.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Suzanne Poulter Harris
Suzanne Poulter Harris
Born and raised in Northern Ireland, Suzanne Poulter Harris taught high school geography two miles from C.S. Lewis’s childhood home in Belfast. She later traveled the world as a United States Air Force spouse, living in Italy and South Korea before settling in Washington, D.C. The Boy Behind the Wardrobe is her first picture book. Suzanne currently works as a literacy tutor, supporting reading and learning for middle-grade students.
Mira Miroslavova
Mira Miroslavova has created art for many picture books and novels, including Night of the Deer and The Birds of Christmas. Her work has been called “elegant” and “eye-catching” by Kirkus Reviews and has been selected for the Society of Illustrators “The Original Art” show. Raised near Sofia, Bulgaria, Mira now lives in Manchester, England.
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