The Norton Introduction to Literature Book

I think this is an excellent book, especially as we used it for teaching literature at home. For us, the most useful feature was the step-by-step examples of how to read a piece, what the reader should be looking for, and then examples of other writers' analysis and writing. It is so well done and great for those students who want to mull over a concept at their own speed. The examples used are interesting and my daughter said, "This doesn't feel like a textbook."