This book is about the beginning of Narnia when two
children Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer who are neighbours and they go
through a secret passage which connects all the houses on their road. They unexpectedly go into Digory’s Uncle Andrew’s layer to discover that he is a magician. Andrew tricks Polly into wearing a yellow ring which takes her to the Wood between the
Worlds and blackmails Digory into wearing the other yellow one and told him to put the green rings in his right pocket. Digory described the world as a plum cake because you could almost feel the trees growing and drinking the water with their roots. It felt so rich and magical. Polly and Digory found Jadis in the world of Charn who explained that the sun over the ancient city was old and because of that it was a dull red. When the
children tried to return back to the Wood between the Worlds, Jadis grabbed Polly’s hair and went with them back to Earth like that. When they got back to Uncle Andrew’s office with Jadis, Andrew got some brandy from his secret supply and drank it. Uncle Andrew asked Aunt Lettie for some money to escort Jadis around London but she (Aunt Lettie) refused so he paid with his own money. Through the Wood between the worlds the children and Jadis go into Narnia where they see Alsan for the first time, as he sings life into Narnia. Alsan gives all animals except the horses the gift of speech. This book is really good and I would give this book a rating of 8/ 10. 7 – 13 year olds would be able to understand and enjoy this book’s pleasure.