USA Today notes that Marlo Thomas’ 1973 children’s classic Free to Be … You and Me is being re-released.
USA Today notes:
“Free to Be … You and Me struck a chord when it was first published in 1973. Its message to young readers was simple yet eye-opening: They could be different and that was fine. Stories and songs (there was an original album, too) proclaimed that little girls didn't have to marry a prince and little boys could play with dolls.”
Some of the product description states:
“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.”
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