Published by Redleaf Press
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© 1995, 2012 by Deborah Hewitt
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First edition published 1995. Second edition 2012.
Cover design by Jim Handrigan
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Interior design by 4 Seasons Book Design/Michelle Cook
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Image on page 25 from Play: The Pathway from Theory to Practice by Sandra
Heidemann and Deborah Hewitt (St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press, 2010), 72. Repro-
duced by permission.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hewitt, Debbie, 1958-
So this is normal too? / Deborah Hewitt. — 2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-1-60554-072-6 (alk. paper)
1. Child development. 2. Child care. 3. Early childhood education—Parent
participation. I. Title.
HQ772.H456 2012
305.231—dc23 2011026538
Printed on acid-free paper
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