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Rediscover Classic Children's Books

You know the challenge—long, complicated sentences, the eloquent prose. You want to read the classics with your kids, but it seems too daunting to start.

Thrive! Books has you covered. We bring timeless literature into everyday English, making it easy to connect with the powerful narratives that have shaped generations.

Our Book Catalogue

Browse our featured catalogue of bestsellers, including easy-to-read timeless classics and original titles—only available through Thrive! Books.

STOP BEING WEIRD – BE NEW TESTAMENT NORMAL

C.S. Lewis’ THE FOUR LOVES Rewritten in Everyday English

IF YOU LOVE ME – FOLLOWING [THE 49 COMMANDS OF] JESUS

THRIVE! Turning the Church Right-side Up – Group Study Guide

Sherlock Holmes – The Messiah Filess

The Magician’s Nephew (EARLY READER)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (EARLY-READER)

A Grief Observed (EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

Anne of Green Gables (EARLY READER)

Prince Caspian – Return to Narnia (EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

The Horse and His Boy (EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

The Last Battle (EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

The Magician’s Nephew (EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

The Voyage of the Dawn Trader (IN EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

The Silver Chair (EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

The Chronicles of Narnia Collection (EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

If God, Then… (2024 Edition): Exploring and understanding the attributes of a logical God (Biblical Issues Explored Logically)

What Does Love Require of Me?: What God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit Teach Us About Homosexuality and the Church’s Response to It

The Problem of Pain (EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

Is Jesus God? What the Bible Teaches Us (Biblical Issues Explored Logically)

The Screwtape Letters (EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

Surprised By Joy (EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

The Great Divorce (EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

The Next 60 Seconds: The Urgency of Knowing What’s Next: Heaven, Hell, Nothing? (Biblical Issues Explored Logically)

THRIVE! Turning the Church Right-Side Up

Healing the Divided Church: What Went Wrong and How Can We Fix It? (Biblical Issues Explored Logically)

What Does Love Require of Me? What God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit Teach Us About Sin in General, Homosexuality, and the Church’s Response to It (Group Study Guide)

The Next 60 Seconds – The Urgency of Knowing What’s Next: Heaven, Hell, Nothing? (Group Study Edition)

Charles Spurgeon’s Morning & Evening (EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

Character: The Lives of Salmon & Rahab

Mere Christianity – Group Study Guide (Students and Young Adults Edition)

Mere Christianity (Student and Young Adult Edition)

The Original Mere Christianity (North American Spelling)

Mere Christianity – Group Study Edition (EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

Mere Christianity (EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

The Pilgrim’s Progress (EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (EVERYDAY ENGLISH)

Trusted by many faithful readers

I was concerned that a re-write / update might change the original intent of CS Lewis but it does not. Just makes it flow nicer for easier reading in modern English!

S. Hartman

I am so impressed Mr. Harrison has done what I wish had been done before. He took a marvelous work that, for some folks, like myself, can be lost in the language used in some parts of the book.

Monty

If you love C.S. Lewis but have a difficult time understanding some of his archaic language, you need this modern English version by David Harrison. Mr. Harrison takes the language of mid-twentieth century England and gives it an update making Lewis more understandable and enjoyable to the modern reader. A great read.

Jerry W.

Gammon

Thank you for writing this version. It's so easy to read and understand. I have the original as well but found it hard to understand certain portions of the original text. Thank you again Mr David O Harrison.

Kindle Customer

I was given a copy of Lewis's Screwtape Letters many years ago by my Godmother (Lewis noted that it's the sort of book Godparents give to their Godchildren - see page 7). Back then I never got through more than the first two or three chapters. This time it was different... Highly recommend.

Faith Builder

The author provided terrific insight into how CS LEWIS EXPLAINS CHRISTIAN DOCTRINES. I wish I had found this book sooner.

BONSAI ENTHUSIAST

I didn’t realize this existed until I started searching. I purchased a Screwtape letters by CS Lewis, but found the British language difficult to read. David Harrison is a genius and making things come to life when your culture is very and you can’t understand the original.

Penelope Zelasko

What a gift! This was a great contribution for an understanding of Christ written in a contemporary and intellectually digestible format for such a complex subject. I can’t thank you enough!

Basca

David focuses on adapting classic literature, like The Chronicles of Narnia, to engage younger readers.

David O. Harrison
Author, Founder of THRIVE! Books