Who wrote The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?

Who wrote The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?

• A. George Orwell
• B. J.K. Rowling
• C. C.S. Lewis
• D. Harper Lee

Answer: (C)

Recognizing the author of a classic children’s fantasy helps place the work in literary history. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was written by C.S. Lewis. It’s the first published book in The Chronicles of Narnia, released in 1950, and follows four siblings who step through a wardrobe into the magical land of Narnia, meeting talking beasts and the lion Aslan. This author is distinct from the others listed: George Orwell wrote dystopian tales like Animal Farm and 1984, J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series, and Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird.

Recognizing the author of a classic children’s fantasy helps place the work in literary history. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was written by C.S. Lewis. It’s the first published book in The Chronicles of Narnia, released in 1950, and follows four siblings who step through a wardrobe into the magical land of Narnia, meeting talking beasts and the lion Aslan. This author is distinct from the others listed: George Orwell wrote dystopian tales like Animal Farm and 1984, J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter series, and Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird.