Igniting Wonder: Plays for Preschoolers
Children’s Theatre Company, edited by Peter Brosius, Elissa Adams, preface by Amy Susman-Stillman

Young children love to explore their world through drama--characters, dialogue, story arcs, and props are all standard elements of a child's play. It is no surprise then that professional theatre has long been regarded as a way to support children's social-emotional, cognitive, and creative development. Increasingly, there is an international interest in theatre for very young audiences, and the "Wall Street Journal "reported on a "baby boom" in American theatre, with a marked upswing in the number of stage plays being written and produced for toddlers and preschoolers.