After this first class, I am excited to get into these texts and analyze the relationship between the words and illustrations. I don't have a lot of experience with analyzing images, so I am a little bit anxious about doing so, but I think it will be fun! I admit that while I have read A Christmas Carol numerous times, I have never payed much attention to the illustrations while reading, usually just glossing over them quickly and moving on. Likewise, many books I have read have included similar illustrations, but for whatever reason, I've never invested much time into thinking about the images and how they actually contribute to the story itself. I'm looking forward to spending more time engaging with these images throughout the course and seeing how that enhances my understanding of texts I've already read (such as A Christmas Carol and Goblin Market) and how it changes the way I interact with illustrations in texts in the future as well!