thanks & giving all year long (companion cd)

The publication of Marlo Thomas forthcoming anthology for children, Thanks and Giving All Year Long (Simon & Schuster), was largely inspired by cherished memories of Thanksgiving, a holiday that, she notes, "brings together two great ideas-thanks and giving-that we can celebrate every day of the year." The book collects uplifting stories, poems and pictures from acclaimed writers, illustrators, and celebrities, and Rhinos CD companion volume compiles songs and spoken word selections from a host of musicians and notables.

Amazon.com Marlo Thomass reasons for waiting to follow up 1972s landmark feminism-for-kids disc Free to be You and Me remain her own, but Thanks & Giving: All Year Long comes not a second too late, suffusing both its grown-up listeners and the under-10 crowd with the same sit-up-straight-but-laugh-hard spirit of its predecessor.

The message has changed--generosity and giving get the treatment this go-round--but the thrill remains the same.