A lifelong observer of children, Vivian Gussin Paley has, through her books and lectures, presented to generations of early years educators an unparalleled insight into the play, needs and motivations of the young child. Through her work as a teacher she has developed storytelling and storyacting techniques to foster children's creative play.
'The power of her books is that she connected observation with skills of reflection,' says child psychologist and early years consultant Jennie Lindon. 'In Bad Guys Don't Have Birthdays, she describes how it dawned on her that children's spontaneous contributions were "the sounds of the children thinking" and must not be seen as distractions away from the teacher-led exchange.'
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