Talking of Dragons: The Children's Books of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis (2005)
"Newsom provides very shrewd and practical help to parents who want to grow in their love of story, along with their children."
Douglas Wilson, pastor of Christ Church, Moscow, Idaho, author of Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning: An Approach to Distinctively Christian Education, Reforming Marriage, and the CD study series, What I Learned in Narnia
"This readable book is excellent for parents who wish to have a deep quality of communication with their children..."
Colin Duriez, author of The C.S. Lewis Encyclopedia, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis: The Story of a Friendship, Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings, A Field Guide to Narnia, and The C.S. Lewis Chronicles
"Armed with imagination and devout dedication to Christ, Tolkien, Lewis, and Newsom are leading the way. Swords drawn, let us follow…and slay dragons."
From the foreword by Bradley J. Birzer, author of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Sanctifying Myth: Understanding Middle-earth
"...Newsom...puts [Tolkien and Lewis] in their context as Inklings as well as in that as Christians, and he is knowledgeable about the Silmarillion...Newsom is a bit wizardly himself in the moral lessons he pulls out of these...stories."
David Bratman, in Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume V, 2008
"...gives a lot of good, practical advice on how to bring out the most from the books you read, with a particular focus on the stories of C. S. Lewis and J.R. R. Tolkien. Talking of Dragons emphasizes the capturing of young children’s minds and imaginations...I have thoroughly enjoyed reading it and one of my points...was to recommend it to parents who are also passionate about cultivating a poetic heart in their child."
Reader review from Cogitavi
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