Children s Literature: Classic Texts and Contemporary Trends provides students with high quality critical material on a selection of important classic and contemporary children s books. From Louisa May Alcott s Little Women to J. K. Rowling s Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone to Melvin Burgess s Junk, each has been selected because they still find a favoured place on the bookshelves of today s children and because they are widely studied on university courses. These case studies explore children s literature across a variety of genres and ages, bringing...