"The author is at once a well-known researcher in the areas of children's cognitive and linguistic development, a skillful, sensitive observer of children's behavior, and an excellent writer who shows in this book that she can communicate as effectively to lay readers as to her fellow professionals." --John H. Flavell, Stanford University"Charming and thought-provoking...." --Susan Goldin-Meadow, University of Chicago

• Preface 1: Introduction 2: Age 15-16 Months: Doing a Lot with a Little 3: Age 17-18 Months: Just One of the Family 4: Age 19-20 Months: Emerging Skills 5: Age 21-22 Months: Self Concept and Object Concepts 6: Age 23-24 Months: Consequences of Self-Awareness 7: Age 25-26 Months: Two-year-old Talk 8: Age 27-28 Months: Talking About People and Talk 9: Age 29-30 Months: Gaining Control over a Complex World 10: Age 31-32 Months: Preparing for Second Order Thinking 11: Age 33-34 Months: The Emergent Preschooler 12: Age 35-36 Months: Preschooler Paradoxes 13: The Path from Infancy to Childhood Epilogue References