The Magician's Nephew tells the story of the creation of Narnia, but more importanly, a story about a boy, a girl, and a cabby.
Here are some thoughts on this book:
The Boy & The Girl
Braveness and curiosity are key for any story about adventure. Digory and Polly have no lack of these, which is why a figure like Aslan, which I presume is God in this story, recognizes them as worthy witnesses of the creation of the world. They are examples of how a child should go around their life: With confidence and wonder.
The Cabby
The cab driver is shown as a man who grew up in the country side of London. He is calm, kind and strong. In the book these traits lead him to become the first King of Narnia. This is ironic since in the "real world" he is a poor cab driver and the wonderful characteristics he possess are undervalued by everyone.
Review
What I liked the most out of this book is the depiction of a childhood that I experienced in some ways. Having less distractions leads to more adventures.
The Chronicles of Narnia were not written in chronological order (by chronological I mean from the point of view of Narnians). I am, however, reading these books in chronological order going from the creation of Narnia to "The last battle".