Free To Be...you And Me by Marlo Thomas Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Free To Be...you And Me
Book Review: the gold standard
Summary: 5 Stars
Quite simply, this is the best and most important book (and audio CD) that exists for kids, both girls and boys. The message of challenging stereotypes and viewing the potential in all human beings is delivered with great humor, joy and talent. Listening to this audio and reading the book when I was a kid made me the strong, confident woman I am today.Book Review: Give in to nostalgia
Summary: 4 Stars
Even though some of the message seems a little outdated (really, in this day and age--the "girls can do anything, boys can play with dolls" message seemes almost silly), this is a great book. My kids love the CD so the book is a nice complement to it. Educational but fun for them!Book Review: Better for today's kids than the video
Summary: 5 Stars
The kids of today, 2007, don't know who Rosie Greer is. Buy this for them and they can have fun reading the stories, especially the dialogues with the babies.Book Review: Great to share with my own kids
Summary: 5 Stars
I also grew up listening to this music. I bought it for my son and he absolutely loves the silly poems and the upbeat music. I hope my baby girl enjoys it as well. As a female stockbroker who scaled back to 2 days per week in order to spend more time with my kids, I think this is a fabulous collection of songs and stories to make you think outside the box. I know it encouraged me to be strong and stick by what I want to be when I grow up- somedays I wear dresses that show off my knees and other days I wear trousers twice as long (or sweat pants!). As for the poor reviewer who said it robbed her of her femininity- I really don't understand how that's possible. The whole point of the book is to encourage individuality and inner strength to be true to yourself. Cry when you're sad. Be what you want to be. Love everyone as they are. Sounds good to me. Book Review: Entertaining, Well-written and Still Relevent
Summary: 5 Stars
I grew up with this book and album. I still know many of the songs and stories by heart.
The lessons in this book helped give me a confidence and attitude that my mom couldn't give me, being raised in the 50's with strict gender roles.
As for the reviewer who says this book robbed her of being dinstinctly feminine, I suspect there are other issues at play there. This book does not promote androgeny, but individuality and discourages typecasting based on gender. I am still distinctly feminine, I wear dresses and makeup and heels. But I don't think that because I enjoy looking like a woman, I should be treated as a lesser class. This book helped me to understand the difference.