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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
funny
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informative
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medium-paced
I am a young Gen-Xer. I grew up in a time before expanded cable television with 13 channel buttons on my set (no clicker). One of those buttons was devoted to input from my family's VCR. I spent *a lot* of time watching Mr. Roger's Neighborhood on my local public broadcasting network, and I loved every minute of it. Fred Rogers impacted me at a young age. He was a kind of virtual friend at a time when I had very few in real life. He made it okay to feel negative emotions, to make mistakes, to learn through failure, to grow through hardship. Until I read this book, I assumed my recollection of him was rosy-tinted by the natural naivete of childhood memories. But no! He was actually all that I remembered, and so much more. This book is a beautiful biography of a very special human.
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This is an expert biography of one of the kindest men to ever walk this Earth. As a teacher, I was inspired by how intentional Fred was about the way he conducted his show and how he taught his "lessons". I loved every minute of this slow walk through his incredible life and career.
Levar Burton as narrator was everything; like listening to an adult edition of Reading Rainbow.
Levar Burton as narrator was everything; like listening to an adult edition of Reading Rainbow.
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I wasn’t a fan of Mr. Rogers growing up but I’m a fan now :,[
Glad to have weeded out all of the crap that floats around the internet about him.
Gave this 4/5 stars so to some obvious filler stories that weren’t needed or were being repeated. Nice to listen to - feeling nostalgic hearing his theme song.
Glad to have weeded out all of the crap that floats around the internet about him.
Gave this 4/5 stars so to some obvious filler stories that weren’t needed or were being repeated. Nice to listen to - feeling nostalgic hearing his theme song.
The two stars rating is for the writing and organization of the book. This book really needed more editing -there was way too much repetition. You certainly get a good look at Fred Rogers life and work, but more structure in the narrative would have provided additional context.