The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King

4.02 AVERAGE

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sansaraf's review against another edition

3.0
I love Mr. Rogers but this book bored me to tears. I wanted to love it but the repetitive, jumping-around approach wasn't for me.

caitlyn888's review against another edition

4.0
A very heartwarming and insightful look into the life of Fred Rogers.

cathebes's review against another edition

4.25
hopeful informative medium-paced
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mrsloudlibrarian's review against another edition

3.5
emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
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annemariewellswriter's review against another edition

5.0
Whiles reading this book, I came to realize how influential Mr. Rogers was in my own life. Reading about the impact that Mr. Rogers had on the people around him and the thoughtfulness he put into everything and how he went out of his way to make people feel special even when he was dying, I realized that I saw a lot of my dad in Mr. Rogers. And, in fact, the men that I admire most and love the most emulate Mr. Rogers, and the people that I dislike the most do not emulate Mr. Rogers' characteristics.

We need more Mr. Rogers in the world. Even if that means we have more weird puppets as a result :-)
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booklover4887's review against another edition

5.0
inspiring relaxing slow-paced
Lovely book on the life of Mister Rogers 
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shelleybee's review against another edition

4.0
informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
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vmars314's review against another edition

4.0
Found this audiobook on Hoopla and it was read by LeVar Burton! I loved watching Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood when I was growing up and was really interested to learn more about Fred Rogers. I didn't realize how much work went into each show and how involved Fred was with every step of the process. Nearly his whole adult life was dedicated to helping and educating children and he always did his best to make them feel special. I agree with other reviewers that certain information in the book was a little repetitive at times, but I mostly didn't mind because I was listening to LeVar read.
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ajs_bom's review against another edition

3.0
Fascinating look into the early life of Mr. Rodgers. I found the book itself to be very repetitive. Several chapters could have been consolidated. The book would have benefited from stronger editing.
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*Listened on Audiobook
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abbigator's review against another edition

4.5
hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
Weird hit of nostalgia learning about Mr Rogers when his book is narrated by LaVar Burton of Reading Rainbow :,) PBS at its finest