| Free to Be...You and Me by Marlo Thomas and Friends |
FREE TO BE...YOU AND ME
by Marlo Thomas and Friends
Release Date: 10/13/08
Publisher: Running Press Kids
Pages: 128
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by: Jaglvr
I was a young child when FREE TO BE…YOU AND ME was first
released. My elementary school even used songs from FREE
TO BE…YOU AND ME for a spring concert. As I reviewed this
book now, as an adult, I was still amazed that I could hum the
tunes to the songs written as poems in the book.
FREE TO BE…YOU AND ME is one of those rare gems that
have managed to stand the test of time. Updated with vibrant
new illustrations, FREE TO BE…YOU AND ME takes
controversial messages (imagine how controversial they would
have been in the early 1970s!) and brushes off the
impossibilities of what can be.
FREE TO BE…YOU AND ME emphasizes to children the endless
possibilities that are available to them. The book encourages
children of all ages to do what they want, and not be limited by
what society expect of them.
Take the story of “Atalanta.” The princess’s father automatically
expects her to marry the man he chooses for her. Atalanta
wants nothing to do with that. She wants to be the creator of her
own destiny. She compromises with her father that if she can
run the race with the possible suitors, if she loses the race, she
will do as he wishes. But ultimately, Atalanta holds her own fate
in her hands by risking running the race against the suitors.
Or, there’s “William’s Doll.” What father doesn't cringe at the
thought of his son wanting to play with a doll? But this story
shows that by allowing William to have the doll that he desires,
he has gained the knowledge to be an awesome big brother.
These are just two of the wonderful parts of FREE TO BE…YOU
AND ME. With poems, comics, songs, and amazing illustrations,
parents will fall in love with the book again, and children will
immediately make FREE TO BE…YOU AND ME one of those
treasures to be read time and again.
And if you are a parent that doesn’t remember this from your
childhood, pick up a copy and read “Boy Meets Girl.” There’s no
way you can forget the amusing tale of the babies that meet in
the nursery minutes after being born!
by Marlo Thomas and Friends
Release Date: 10/13/08
Publisher: Running Press Kids
Pages: 128
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by: Jaglvr
I was a young child when FREE TO BE…YOU AND ME was first
released. My elementary school even used songs from FREE
TO BE…YOU AND ME for a spring concert. As I reviewed this
book now, as an adult, I was still amazed that I could hum the
tunes to the songs written as poems in the book.
FREE TO BE…YOU AND ME is one of those rare gems that
have managed to stand the test of time. Updated with vibrant
new illustrations, FREE TO BE…YOU AND ME takes
controversial messages (imagine how controversial they would
have been in the early 1970s!) and brushes off the
impossibilities of what can be.
FREE TO BE…YOU AND ME emphasizes to children the endless
possibilities that are available to them. The book encourages
children of all ages to do what they want, and not be limited by
what society expect of them.
Take the story of “Atalanta.” The princess’s father automatically
expects her to marry the man he chooses for her. Atalanta
wants nothing to do with that. She wants to be the creator of her
own destiny. She compromises with her father that if she can
run the race with the possible suitors, if she loses the race, she
will do as he wishes. But ultimately, Atalanta holds her own fate
in her hands by risking running the race against the suitors.
Or, there’s “William’s Doll.” What father doesn't cringe at the
thought of his son wanting to play with a doll? But this story
shows that by allowing William to have the doll that he desires,
he has gained the knowledge to be an awesome big brother.
These are just two of the wonderful parts of FREE TO BE…YOU
AND ME. With poems, comics, songs, and amazing illustrations,
parents will fall in love with the book again, and children will
immediately make FREE TO BE…YOU AND ME one of those
treasures to be read time and again.
And if you are a parent that doesn’t remember this from your
childhood, pick up a copy and read “Boy Meets Girl.” There’s no
way you can forget the amusing tale of the babies that meet in
the nursery minutes after being born!
