The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe the wardrobe. Lucy guides them to Tumnus's cave, but they find it ransacked, with a notice from Jadis (the White Witch) proclaiming his arrest for harbouring humans. Mr. Beaver, a talking animal, finds and befriends the children, and takes them to his den. There, he and Mrs. Beaver tell them of a prophecy that the Witch's power will fail when two Sons of Adam and two Daughters of Eve sit in the four thrones at Cair Paravel. Aslan, the great lion and the rightful King, has been absent for many years but is now "on the move again" in Narnia.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe study found that "The Lion" was a common read-aloud book for seventh-graders in schools in San Diego County, California. In 2005 it was included on "TIME"'s unranked list of the 100 best English-language novels published since 1923. Based on a 2007 online poll, the U.S. National Education Association named it one of "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". In 2012 it was ranked number five among all-time children's novels in a survey published by "School Library Journal", a monthly with primarily U.S. audience. A 2012 survey by the University of Worcester determined that it was the second most common book