/lit/ - Literature

>>12062544
Undergrads (it's a second year course, but has no prerequisites last I looked). It's not about writing: it's a survey course of the rise of children's literature as a concept and type of writing (mostly a Victorian phenomenon). A good children's classic (for older readers, not See Spot Run) has just as much to analyze as an adult novel. We start with fairy tales and didactic moral tales and end up with a modern book or two, but most of the time is spent with the classics that kids should read growing up, but often don't: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Little Women, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Treasure Island, Anne of Green Gables, The Wind in the Willows, Peter and Wendy, Charlotte’s Web, etc.

>>8925880
Depends what you buy. Hardcovers, especially illustrated ones, often go for 30-40% than cover price or less, and the chain bookstores charge top dollar. Besides, if you actually follow the price fluctuations (I have about 200 books in my cart "saved for later" and check the price changes daily) you can get great deals. I get Calla editions for $5-15 this way, and they cost $30-60 usually.

I've been working on my Calla editions lately.