Imaginary companions and the children who create them /
"In addition to describing imaginary companions and the reasons children create them ... [the author] discusses other aspects of children's fantasy lives, such as their belief in Santa, their dreams, and their uncertainty about the reality of TV characters. Adults who remember their own ch...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1999.
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| Summary: | "In addition to describing imaginary companions and the reasons children create them ... [the author] discusses other aspects of children's fantasy lives, such as their belief in Santa, their dreams, and their uncertainty about the reality of TV characters. Adults who remember their own childhood pretend friends will be interested in the chapter on the relationship between imaginary companions in childhood and adult forms of fantasy"--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 215 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-202) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195077040 (alk. paper) |