Free to Be You and Me: Curator Margi Hofer on This Once In a Lifetime Exhibit

When I heard that the Eric Carle Museum was hosting an exhibit on, of all things, that 70s chestnut Free To Be You and Me I was . . . well, quite frankly I was thrilled. That’s my youth, that is! But why would a picture book illustration museum do an exhibit on a musical revue? Turns out, the connections between the show/music and the world of children’s books is enormously strong.

Here’s the description of the show:

“Free to Be���You and Me: 50 Years of Stories and Songs��celebrates th...