You Are Special, Daniel Tiger!

by Angela C. Santomero, Jason Fruchter (Illustrator)

A new generation of children love Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood , inspired by the classic series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood !

Daniel Tiger and his friends show off their special talents at school in this deluxe storybook with a padded cover and soft flocking!

Daniel’s school is putting on a show, and everyone is performing their special Daniel sings, Katerina dances, Prince Wednesday does magic tricks, and Miss Elaina puts on a puppet show. But what makes O the Owl special? Daniel helps O realize that he is special in his own “I like you just the way you are.”

© 2014 The Fred Rogers Company.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

26 pages, Hardcover

First published December 16, 2014

About the author

Angela Santomero is television producer and creator of such children's shows as Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Wishenpoof, Super Why!, and Blue's Clues. She is a graduate of Columbia University.

Reviews

[Lacy | literary_lacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

We read this book in a hurry today, so we only got to read through it once. It’s a cute story, that teaches children that everyone has something special about them.

The sentences are a little longer at times, and my daughter didn’t seem particularly drawn in by this book.

We used to watch Daniel Tiger, but haven’t in a little bit, but I’m pretty sure we’ve seen the episode this book is based on.

While my daughter wasn’t overjoyed to read this book, I still thought it was cute, and liked the message that this book teaches.

[Dianna · Rating 3 out of 5]

My three-year-old loves this book because it's Daniel Tiger, but it's oh, so wordy. There is far too much text for the age group that loves Daniel Tiger. I prefer the easy reader Daniel Tiger books; they have just the right amount of text for a three-year-old to sit through. We only get through this one by heavy abridging.

[Eva_Amaré · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was our first Daniel Tiger book and we're absolutely convinced that Teacher Harriet and Miss Elaina are mu-mmy, so of course we had to point that out every 2.5 seconds. Cats, owls, tigers...all our favourite animals to make sounds to. Fun book.

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

While at school, Daniel Tiger and his classmates show off what makes them special. O the Owl is nervous because he thinks there is nothing special about himself. Daniel reassures O the Owl that he is indeed special.

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute story for anyone whose children are fans of the tv show. This is a picture book version of one of the episodes.

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Origin of "Hello ___ how are you?" song :)

[AFK · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like this book

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story to encourage children to find what makes them unique from others. Also helps teach children to help others find thier confidence

[Christine Turner]

Daniel Tiger and his friends show off their special talents at school in this 8x8 storybook!
Daniel's school is putting on a show, and everyone is performing their special talents: Daniel sings, Katerina dances, Prince Wednesday does magic tricks, and Miss Elaina puts on a puppet show. But what makes O the Owl special? Daniel helps O realize that he is special in his own way: "I like you just the way you are."

Subject:
Friendship in children -- Juvenile fiction.
Ability -- Juvenile fiction.
Neighborhoods -- Juvenile fiction.

[Cara Byrne · Rating 2 out of 5]

When a talent show is put on by Daniel's preschool class, O the Owl feels left out because he can't figure out what makes him special. While my daughter loves to sing the "Daniel Tiger" rock song, this book version is not as lively.

[Sammie · Rating 5 out of 5]

similar to the episode. Great book for toddlers and preschoolers

[The Bougie Twins · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars