In his book, King guides us through Rogers’ formative years, through his failures and successes.Īs we read, we’ll learn more about this American icon and his authentic good-naturedness. The Good Neighbor is a rich exploration of the life and work of Fred Rogers, the beloved creator of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. You can find the book online, at your local bookstore, or at your local library. We will begin reading The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King on October 14. We are now more than 1,500 readers strong! The book club can help you continue your journey of lifelong learning through reading both entertaining and informative titles and encountering authors you might not ordinarily read. An engaging story, rich in detail, The Good Neighbor is the definitive portrait of a beloved figure, cherished by multiple generations.Now is a great time to join the Rutgers University Alumni Book Club, a free program for members of the Rutgers community. Drawing on original interviews, oral histories, and archival documents, Maxwell King traces Rogers’s personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work, including a surprising decision to walk away from the show to make television for adults, only to return to the neighborhood with increasingly sophisticated episodes, written in collaboration with experts on childhood development. The Good Neighbor, the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, tells the story of this utterly unique and enduring American icon. Rogers was fiercely devoted to children and to taking their fears, concerns, and questions about the world seriously.
As the creator and star of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness. Fred Rogers (1928–2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in the lives of tens of millions of children.
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