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Disappointed by the Quality of Narnia Books

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Varnafinde
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There definitely was one calendar with Baynes' pictures many years ago. I've got it - only I've recently moved house, it's in storage somewhwere, and I need to sort through the storage items to find it.

I think there were not only pictures from the books, there may also have been a couple that were originally made as book covers, but most were book illustrations.

And most of the pictures were of happy and pleasant scenes, but there was at least one that included evil creatures. I wouldnt display that on the wall. But I didn't tear it off and throw it away either. I should be able to have a look at it at times. It's great art.

A few years ago, when coloring books were a great hit, even of book illustrations that you could color in your own way, there was also a Narnian coloring book. I bought it, not to color anything, but to get large versions of her line drawings. I think that book is in storage, too. I want it on my bookshelf.

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Posted : January 7, 2025 7:16 pm
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Narnian78
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@varna 

Was the calendar available for only one year?   I suppose that they don’t sell as many Narnia calendars as the books, and that is the reason why they haven’t been made in recent years. Tolkien calendars have been created every year so apparently people do purchase them. There are calendars available for many interests (e. g. I buy a lighthouse calendar of Michigan each year), but I haven’t seen any of Narnia for years. But there are many copies available of all seven books.  It would be nice if there were a large book entirely devoted to Pauline Baynes’ Narnia illustrations. That would be just as good as a well illustrated calendar.

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