美国教育协会精选的100本最佳童书，以及BBC推荐的11本最伟大英文童书(21)

但《纳尼亚传奇》人人都可阅读。它们可以被看作基督教寓言，或者有关四位儿童的神奇寓言故事。他们偶然发现了一个魔法衣橱，穿过封存好的皮毛大衣，来到一片冰雪森林世界。这里有半人半羊的农牧神、街灯柱、雪白肌肤但心肠狠毒的女王，她在分发像海洛因一样致命的土耳其软糖。
“This enchanting story combines unsettling magic, psychological realism and a deep sense of beauty,” notes critic Roxana Robinson, president of the Authors Guild. “Lewis is wonderful at descriptions of the physical world. It is both thrilling and comforting to read, intelligent, compassionate and graceful.” (Credit: Geoffrey Bles)
美国作协主席、评论家洛克珊娜-罗宾逊说：“这个令人着迷的故事把让人不安的魔法、心理现实主义和深刻的美感融合在一起。路易斯擅长描写现实世界。故事读来惊心动魄又令人欣慰，充满睿智、富有怜悯又不失优美。”（来源：杰弗雷-布雷出版社）
1. EB White, Charlotte’s Web (1952)
《夏洛特的网》（1952年），EB怀特著

“One day when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was doomed to die,” writes White. Charlotte’s Web topped our critics’ poll. “If I were asked to put one book in a space capsule to send to some far-off galaxy to evoke life in all its complexity, I would send White"s masterpiece about friendship, loss, resignation and mortality,” notes NPR’s Maureen Corrigan.