1. Editorial

   • Otto Weininger

   EditorialNotes Pages: 1 - 2

2. Lettre de la Presidente Mondiale de l’OMEP aux lecteurs du Journal International de L’Enfance Prescolaire

   • Madeleine Goutard

   BriefCommunication Pages: 3 - 5

3. The European roots of early childhood education in North America

   • Gary Woodill

   OriginalPaper Pages: 6 - 21

4. “What If” and “As If”: Imagination and Pretend Play in early childhood

   • Otto Weininger

   OriginalPaper Pages: 22 - 29

5. Imaginary play companions: Characteristics and functions

   • V. Kalyan-Masih

   OriginalPaper Pages: 30 - 40

6. A child survival and development revolution?

   • Robert Halpern

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 53

7. Reports

   • Amita Verma

   Report Pages: 54 - 55

8. Review

   • Peter Blatchford

   Bookreview Pages: 56 - 57

9. In memoriam — Alva Myrdal — 1902–1986

   • Margaret Roberts

   Announcement Pages: 58 - 59