The Dream Book: A Young Person's Guide to Understanding Dreams

People have long been fascinated by the meaning of dreams. In fact, young people around the world have similar dreams. World-renowned dream expert Patricia Garfield has gathered together the common types of dreams – dreams of being chased, of unfinished homework, of falling, and even of being undressed in the most awkward places – and helps young people analyze their dream lives. She gives excellent suggestions to help young readers remember, understand, and even have control over their dreams, so that they become a source of insight. The Dream Book earned a 2002 Outstanding Achievement Award from the Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media.

Patricia Garfield is a worldwide authority on dreams. A clinical psychol-ogist, she has been studying dreams professionally for more than forty years. She taught college-level courses on dreams as well as courses on psychology for many years. Dr. Garfield's first book, Creative Dreaming, is considered a classic. A best-seller when it was first published in 1974, it has been in print continuously ever since and has appeared in fifteen foreign languages. She also wrote and illustrated Pathway to Ecstasy: The Way of the Dream Mandala; Your Child's Dreams; Women's Bodies, Women's Dreams; The Healing Power of Dreams; The Dream Messenger: How Dreams of the Departed Bring Healing Gifts; and The Universal Dream Key: The 12 Most Common Dream Themes Around the World. One of the six cofounders of The International Association for the Study of Dreams, Dr. Garfield served as the president from 1998 to 1999. She has recorded her own dreams for more than sixty years, keeping what is perhaps the longest dream journal in existence. For more information about Dr. Garfield's work, including free articles and videos about dreams, samples of her drawings, and information about her other books, please visit her web site, www.CreativeDreaming.org.