Has anyone read any of the books? They are classed as children's books but I find them a pleasant read. Much easier to pick up and put down than say the LOTR books.
Redwall was part of the daily reading I would do with my son at bedtime. I think we read all but the latest. Very entertaining. There was a PBS animated Redwall series on a few years ago. We were able to get an autographed copy of one of the books (can't remember which) when Brian Jaques came to a local Barnes & Noble a few years ago.
haven't read them (or know what they are), but by your explanation it sounds like the chronicals of narnia might fit the bill too. (c.s. lewis, a personal friend of tolkien no less!)