Fantasy stories allow children to stretch their imaginations and slip into a make-believe world. Several books that are unusual but credible are described. (DF)

Observation of imaginative play and scores on measures of ideational fluency, fantasy predisposition, and intelligence for 15 preschoolers revealed that ideational fluency and fantasy predisposition were related to naturally occurring imaginative play behavior. (CL)

Author outlines some massages for the school blahs that may affect a student's or teacher's ability to make the best of the school year. (RK)

This research concerns itself with making the imagination work; with developing, in university playwrights, a freedom to fantasy; and with encouraging them to give artistic form to their fantasies. (Author/RK)

In this study, the author tested whether children with imaginary companions (ICs) have a different fantasy life than do children without ICs. To measure the fantasy life of the 74 children aged 3.2 to 8.7 years, the author modified the Children's Fantasy Interview (E. Rosenfeld, L. R. Huesmann, L. D. Eron, & J. V. Torney-Purta, 1982) to make…

Few heroin addicts get high'' in their dreams. An exploration of the reasons for this failure provides some clues to the conflicts and other problems that retard an addict's progress in therapy. (Author)

Comments on the ability of fantasy to evoke images, the validity of fantasy, and influence of fantasy. (DD)

Author describes the experiences and inspiration that led her to write about the Pilgrims. (ARH)

A fantasy concerning the counseling profession of the future. (JC)

This brief article discusses romance literature that has paranormal or fantasy elements, and its growing attraction from publishers. The author discusses the equal interest from fans and the possible reasons for the popularity of this literature.

This study tested participants' preparedness to acknowledge that an object could change as a result of magical intervention. Six- and 9-year-old children and adults treated perceived and imagined objects as being equally permanent. Adults treated a fantastic object as significantly less permanent than either perceived or imagined objects. Results…

This systematic review of the literature synthesizes research from a number of disciplines and provides a succinct distillation of the methods and measures used to study the impact of creative drama on the language development of young children. An analysis of the merits and limitations of the reviewed studies reveals a number of methodological…

Describes a method aimed at teaching students to trust their imaginations and channel their fantasies toward purposeful ends. (RB)

Describes techniques for teaching fantasy to junior high school students. (DD)

Discusses David Wiesner, the 2002 Caldecott Medal Winner, and includes excerpts of an interview with him. Notes that Wiesner's books appeal to the imagination and often use art elements such as scale. Details the winning book, "The Three Pigs." (PM)