News for Jul. 01, 2005

'Narnia' claims its place in kids' book realm

7/01/05, 10:37 am EST - Xoanon

The movie version of C.S. Lewis' beloved children's story, part of The Chronicles of Narnia series, won't be in theaters until Dec. 9. But some booksellers are getting ready to pull out artificial fir trees, fake snow and Narnia-inspired stuffed animals. So much for waiting until, say, Halloween to start hawking the Christmas merchandise. [More]