The House of Make-Believe

Children's Play and the Developing Imagination

Dorothy G. Singer

Jerome L. Singer

    A thoughtfully organized and well-written book. The use of the wonderful biographical material, together with the anecdotal cultural materials, makes the book interesting and entertaining to read despite the enormous amount of research cited... It is by far the broadest and most comprehensive book on play and imagination that is currently available.
       --David Elkind, Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health

    A stimulating and scholarly presentation of... an important area of human existence.
       --Nicholas Tucker, Times Educational Supplement

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Dorothy G. Singer is Senior Research Scientist in the Psychology Department at Yale University, where she co-directs the Yale Family Television Research and Consultation Center.

Jerome L. Singer is Professor Emeritus in the Psychology Department at Yale University, where he co-directs the Yale Family Television Research and Consultation Center.