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Thirty-five years ago, Marlo Thomas gathered together some of the greatest talents in children’s literature to produce Free to Be…You and Me. It was an instant cultural touchstone that inspired millions of children that they could be whatever they wanted to be. It became a New York Times Best Seller and spawned an Emmy-winning TV special and a Grammy-nominated album.

Now Marlo Thomas and Running Press are proud to publish this landmark work in an updated and redesigned format for a new generation of young readers. While retaining all the classic works—by such beloved talents as Shel Silverstein and Judy Blume—that parents will remember from their own childhood, we’ve commissioned a fresh new look and new artwork from some of today’s greatest illustrators. The original commentary from Gloria Steinem and Kurt Vonnegut is now paired with contemporary appreciations from Drew Barrymore, who was raised on the book, and Ms. Thomas herself has contributed a new foreword. As an added bonus, we’ve even included a CD containing a sampling of songs from the original album. Free to Be…You and Me changed the perception of childhood for a generation of kids. Now those kids are grown with children of their own, and Free to Be…You and Me is available in a version that will speak to them in as powerful a way as it spoke to their parents.

Includes CD with 4 Free To Be classic songs

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