Brownell (psychology, U. of Pittsburgh) and Kopp, a developmental psychologist, assemble essays by psychologists from North America and the UK, who consider the socioemotional development of toddlers in terms of understanding the self and others (including sociomoral emotions, prosocial behavior, and empathic morality); play and communication; self-regulation (such as autonomy, compliance, and internalization); across developing systems (such as social, emotional, cognitive, and linguistic systems); and from biological and cultural perspectives. A section on individual differences is included, with essays on autism and normative and atypical socioemotional function in toddlers. The book is meant for developmental psychologists, and early childhood educators, graduate students, and child mental health practitioners. Annotation #169;2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.