A child's work : the importance of fantasy play

Paley, Vivian Gussin 1929- (Author).

Summary: Makes the case for providing creative time to children, and emphasizes the critical role of fantasy play in psychological, intellectual, and social development of young children.

Record details

ISBN: 0226644898 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
128 p. ; 21 cm.
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press , 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Originally published: 2004.

Formatted Contents Note:

Young children -- The language of play -- Charlotte and Cinderella -- The first rungs of the ladder -- Looking for Peter Rabbit -- Frogs, kittens, and bad guys -- Before there was school, there were stories -- Big A and little a -- Anxious families, philosophical children -- Who owns the subject? -- Simon's story -- Proving what we know -- The subject was a puzzle piece -- Tom and Jerry -- Pretenses and perceptions -- What if? -- Franklin in the blocks -- Musical chairs -- A letter from England.