[Kip Russell]

The Narnia series was written for children

That's certainly a fair point, but even when I read them as a child I recall thinking, "Yes, Aslan is Christ, I get it."

It seems a bit clumsy and heavy-handed.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I see what you mean. Some of it works, and some of it is over-worked.

It does great as a read-aloud, though. I read it while my boys were jumping on the bed, running on a self-contructed obstacle circuit around and around the living room (yes, we were homeschoolers) or tumbling on a mat. It's what I hope stays in their mind (or way down in the under-mind) for a lifetime.