Free to Be.... A Family is the print sequel to Marlo Thomas' Free to Be.... You and Me book, and both tomes were tied-in to an overall project incorporating a TV special and an album sharing the same title. The book is an anthology containing a variety of stories, poems, comics, and songs emphasizing diversity among families (challenging traditional stereotypes), belonging and independence, , sibling rivalry, peer pressure, disabilities, and "the global community." Much of the same material, in some cases performed by the authors, appeared on the album.