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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Taylor, Marjorie. Imaginary companions and the children who create them. New York : Oxford University Press, 1999 (OCoLC)624472704 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Marjorie Taylor |
| ISBN: | 0195077040 9780195077049 0195146298 9780195146295 |
| OCLC Number: | 39093509 |
| Description: | 215 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- What are imaginary companions like? -- The characteristics of children who create imaginary companions -- Why do children create imaginary companions? -- Do children think their imaginary companions are real? -- What happens to the imaginary companions created in early childhood? -- Do older children and adults create imaginary companions? -- Fantasy in the lives of children and adults. |
| Responsibility: | Marjorie Taylor. |
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Abstract:
Marjorie Taylor provides an informed look at current thinking about pretend friends, dispelling any myths about them. Not only are imaginary companions surprisingly common, the children who have them tend to be less shy than other children, and are also better able to focus their attention and to see things from another person's perspective.
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It's a lovely introduction into the fantasy life of a child. Washington Post
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