An Introduction to the Psychology of Children's Drawings

by Glyn V. Thomas and Angela M.J. Silk

Book Overview

Children's drawings are intriguing. Why, for example, do children draw people with arms sticking out of the side of their heads? Recent research in the study of children's art suggests that these apparent oddities are not just random mistakes, but reflect children's orderly and often thoughful attempts at pictorial representation. This concise book reviews psychological theories of children's drawings and their relation to emotional and cognitive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814781861
• ISBN13: 9780814781869
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great book to start out with!

I like the illustrations, though I wish it had much more. This is a nice little primer book for those who are interested in the subject to get a sniff and see if they really want to know more. Good material, and a simple read.