Books List

Research into humour [& humor] has increased exponentially in the last 50 years. Herewith is a list of books and articles sourced from various websites and libraries. Please feel free to send us other useful articles, updates, books and anything else related to the use of humour.

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Bergen, D. (2003). Humor, play, and child development. In A. J. Klein (Ed.), Humor in children’s lives: A guidebook for practitioners (pp. 17–32). Westport, CT: Praeger. [Google Scholar]

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