Download or read book Imaginary Friends and the People Who Create Them written by MARJORIE. AGUIAR TAYLOR (NAOMI R.) and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-12-27 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this expanded second edition, Marjorie Taylor and Naomi R. Aguiar provide an update on the research into imaginary friends that has taken place in the past twenty-five years. This book explores how imaginary friends function in the lives of children and adults alike, including the creation of imaginary worlds and characters in fiction writing, the development of creativity and social understanding, and their role in coping with trauma.