From: EWRIGH61 at MAINE.maine.edu <EWRIGH61>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 97 20:33:20 EDT

I wonder if anyone else in the CCBC-NET community had the same introduction to Charlotte Zolotow and William's Doll as I did: through the adaptation into a song by Sheldon Harnick and Mary Rodgers for the Marlo Thomas musical project, Free to Be...You and Me. I could sing every word of this song as a child (in fact, I still can) but somehow had forgotten that it came from a book until, as an adult, I rediscovered the book. The text of the book is somewhat different from the lyrics of the song, and I will always be thankful that Charlotte Zolotow allowed this adaptation of her work into a format that allowed it to reach even more children. Free to be...You and Me is still available, updated from its original 1970's vinyl to compact disc, and I plan to share both the musical and written version of William's Doll with kids for many more years.

Beth Wright Children's Librarian Edythe Dyer Community Library Hampden, Maine ewrigh61 at maine.maine.edu
Received on Wed 25 Jun 1997 07:33:20 PM CDT