Easing the pain of divorce through children's literature

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-94

  Kramer, Pamela A ^a   Smith, Gail G ^b  

^a EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ASHLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bibliotherapy; Children's literature; Divorce; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649084212     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022951212798     Document Type: Article

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