Creature Comforts: People and Their Security Objects

""Winky,"" ""Gorilla"" and ""Blanky and the Nippi Strips"" are not the names of campy grunge bands. They are the stuffed animals and well-worn blankets in Creature Comforts: People and Their Security Objects by Barbara Collopy O'Halloran, photos by Betty Udesen. Personal accounts of special items that have accompanied children through various rites of passage, often from both a parent's and child's perspective, are accompanied by b&w photos. (Mar)