The Land in the Woods

You never know what adventure is waiting for you in the woods. While exploring the woods near their house, Janine, Maurie, and Bobby Wells find a portal to a magical land. This new land has strange laws and magical creatures, and a looming threat of an encroaching darkness. The children are summoned to appear before the King to receive His protection, but must escape danger and villains along the way. They also meet the mysterious and kind Prince, who helps them to wrestle with justice, forgiveness, and mercy. This middle-grade fantasy novel draws on themes and characters from classics such as Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland; C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress; and George MacDonald's Phantastes and The Wise Woman. Part Christian allegory and part adventure story, this book will get your kids thinking about spiritual and moral concepts.