Free to Be... A Family – A Book About All Kinds Of Belonging

When Free To Be...You and Me was published in 1974 it became and instant phenomenon as children of all ages memorized the songs, stories and poems that encouraged kids to be whoever they wanted to be.

Now Marlo Thomas and the other creators of Free to Be return with a new spirit and a new theme that addresses the needs of a new generation. Free to Be...A Family explores the many different ways of being in a "family" in today's world. It is one the one book about all kinds of belonging that children and adults can enjoy together.

This joyful, moving, exuberant collection from America's favorite writers, entertainers and artists gives children a way to recognize themselves, to identify with other deep-down feelings. Free To Be...A Family covers everything from parental anger and love to belief in magic, from sibling rivalry to peer pressure, from the fear of being different to the wish to feel safe in the global human family.

Whether it's Judith Viorst on getting even with her big brother or Kermit the Frog on pollution; whether it's Whoopi Goldberg on know-it-alls or Charlotte Zolotow on the ideal parent; whether it's funny or sad, silly or serious, every selection in Free to Be...A Family is meant to be shared by children, parents, stepparents, grandparents, relatives, teachers and just plain friends.

Never before has such a stunning array of talent – best-selling authors' Newberry-Caldecott Honor writers and illustrators; Oscar, Emmy and Grammy-winning artists – all joined together to create a unique work dedicated to the hearts and minds of a new generation, and to the people we love...the people we call our family.