C.S. Lewis on Children's Literature

'I am almost inclined to set it up as a canon that a children's story which is enjoyed only by children is a bad children's story. The good ones last. A waltz which you can like only when you are waltzing is a bad waltz.'
The passing of C.S. Lewis was marked 50 years just this week. I am currently carrying a copy of 'The Abolition of Man' in my purse. Perhaps as a talisman against current curriculum. I was so pleased to see National Review on-line quote this precious book. But it is not for children, but about how the education system of his time was failing children, and in turn, society. A culture crashing down on its flimsy 'scaffolding.'
But this reading shared at this link, is one worth considering. It inspires me all over again to consider that book for children, young and old alike, that stands the test of time. Perhaps the woods will inspire, or the cold of this November Day.
God is in it all, Creator of the Universe, Creator of all mankind. God be glorified.

 

Marshall, California, on the road to the Coast ~ 2006